Helen Dickinson
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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 -28 MarchEconomy
Shop price inflation grows to 8.9% in March
The British Retail Consortium found that for the first seven days of March annual shop price inflation increased to 8.9%…
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16 MarchEconomy
Retailers welcome budget but ‘missed opportunity’ for rates reform
Retail has welcomed the support for households in the face of the cost of living crisis in the chancellor’s Spring…
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14 MarchEconomy
Retail jobs at lowest four quarter average in over a decade
The number of retail jobs in the UK was down to its lowest average four quarter level in over a…
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7 MarchEconomy
UK sales receive Valentine’s Day boost despite inflation
February retail sales have benefited from Valentine’s Day but numbers remain low compared to last year, according to the latest…
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6 MarchHigh Street
Retail leaders criticise business rates reform
Retail bosses from M&S, Sainsbury’s and Currys have criticised the changes made to business rates, according to This is Money. …
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2 MarchEconomy
Shop Price inflation hits 8.4% in February
Shop price inflation reached a record high in February amid warnings that consumers are unlikely to see prices dropping again…
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Feb- 2023 -7 FebruaryEconomy
Jan retail sales rise 4.2% but fall YOY
Total retail sales in the UK rose 4.2% in January, a marked drop off when compared with the same period…
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