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Retail sales rise 6.9% over Christmas

The BRC has reported that sales on a total basis increased by 6.9% in December 2022, compared with the prior…

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Greenwashing vs ‘Greenhushing’ – how can businesses get it right?

Greenwashing has become a popular buzzword to describe how companies potentially mislead consumers through advertising and messaging by making environmental…

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Shop prices surge to record highs

Shop Price annual inflation accelerated to 6.6% in October, up from 5.7% in September, according to the latest BRC and…

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CBI downgrades growth forecast to -0.4% amid ‘lacklustre outlook’

CBI has downgraded its GDP growth outlook significantly, to -0.4% in 2023 (from 1.0% in its last forecast), after a…

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Retail sales plummet in November, CBI finds

Retailers saw their sales volumes plummet in the year to November, according to the CBI’s latest quarterly distributive trades survey,…

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Retail reacts: Gov has taken ‘first step to longer term reform’

The retail industry has welcomed chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn budget announcement, with the BRC saying it shows “the government has…

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Food inflation rises to a ‘record’ 10.6% in September

Food inflation has grown to 10.6% in September 2022, up from 9.3% in August, which is above the three-month average…

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Consumer confidence plummets to record low in September

UK consumer confidence has plummeted to a record low of -49% in September, the lowest since 1974, according to the…

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Business energy bills to be capped under new gov scheme

The government has unveiled a new plan that is set to cap wholesale energy bills for businesses for an initial…

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Retailers’ demands of the new PM

Liz Truss is fresh in her new role as prime minister with enough enthusiasm to tweet, “it’s time to deliver…

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