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May- 2023 -30 MaySupermarkets
Sunak considering plans to ask retailers to cap price of basic food items
Rishi Sunak is reportedly considering plans to ask retailers to cap prices on basic foods in an effort to reduce…
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26 MayHigh Street
April retail sales rise by 0.5%
The Office for National Statistics has revealed that retail sales volumes rose by an estimated 0.5% in April, following a…
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19 MayDepartment Stores
Scottish shops report 10% decline in business rates
Scottish shops have seen a 10% drop in business rate bills, following a revaluation from the beginning of last month.…
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9 MayClothing & Shoes
Retail sales rise 5.1% in April
Total retail sales increased by 5.1% in April 2023, against a decline of 0.3% in the same month last year,…
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2 MayHigh Street
Bank holiday sees footfall rise 12.9%
The bank holiday weekend saw footfall ramp up “significantly” from Friday onwards, with an increase in footfall over Saturday and…
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2 MayClothing & Shoes
Shop price inflation falls for first time in 2023
Shop price inflation is thought to have peaked in the first week of April, according to the BRC, after it…
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Apr- 2023 -28 AprilProperty
Retailers cautious to invest as retail vacancies plateau
The overall vacancy rate for retail units in the UK remained at 13.8% of Q1 in 2023, the same rate…
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20 AprilNews
Retailers urge government for recycling reform
Retailers are calling on the government to urgently rethink its proposed recycling reforms due to concerns that the Extended Producer…
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11 AprilHigh Street
UK retail sales jump 5.1% in March
Total retail sales in the UK were up 5.1% in March according to data from the British Retail Consortium and…
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Mar- 2023 -31 MarchEconomy
UK economy avoids recession amid 0.1% growth
The UK economy narrowly avoided a recession during the fourth quarter (Oct-Dec) as UK GDP increased 0.1%, revised up from…
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