Helen Dickinson

The rising tide of crime in UK stores

2025 has dawned with a bleak reality for the UK retail sector. Once a thriving cornerstone of the high street…

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BRC: Retail crime ‘out of control’ as theft losses hit record £2.2bn

The BRC has said that retail crime is “out of control” after its Annual Crime Survey figures revealed that losses…

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January sales see shop price deflation hit 0 .7%

January sales helped shop price deflation reach 0.7% in January, above deflation of 1.0% in the previous month, as retailers…

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Is New Look right to close up shops?

The tax increases unveiled in the October 2024 budget have further complicated the outlook for retailers in the new year.…

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NI increase will force retailers to raise prices, BRC warns

The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has warned that the National Insurance Increase, set to come into place this April, will…

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Today’s news in brief-9/1/25

The BRC-Nielsen IQ Shop Price Index showed shop price deflation at 1% in early December, up from 0.6% the previous…

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BRC warns of 2025 headwinds despite lower Xmas inflation

Consumers benefited from lower inflation for the week to 7 December 2024, according to the latest BRC-Nielsen IQ Shop Price…

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BRC warns of 2025 falling sales volume despite December sales growth

The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has warned of possible falling sales volume in 2025 despite the modest increase in total…

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Today’s news in brief-23/12/24

Fashion retailer Quiz plans to delist from the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) and re-register as a private company following weak…

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BRC warns of ‘spending squeeze’ in January

The British Retail Consortium has warned of a January spending squeeze, as BRC-Opinium data between 10 and 13 December showed…

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