Inflation

UK shop prices plummet to lowest point in a year

UK shop prices in March fell at their fastest rate since February 2017. Deflation in non-food prices decreased at a…

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21,000 retail jobs lost or threatened so far this year

Over 21,000 jobs have been axed or put at risk in the first three months of the year as retailers…

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Online retail orders on the up

Online retail delivery order volumes were up 7% year-on-year in February, according to the latest data from the IMRG MetaPack…

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UK consumer price inflation falls in February

The consumer price inflation (CPI) rate fell from 2.7% in January to 2.5% in February 2018, according to the Office…

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Next expected to post profits drop, say analysts

Analysts have predicted that clothing chain Next will be latest retailer to report a fall in profits this Friday. It…

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Valentine’s Day sales fall for fifth year in a row

Valentine’s Day like-for-like in-store sales fell by -1.6% in February, according to the BDO High Street Sales Tracker. The poor…

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Consumer spending on ‘non-essentials’ increases

According to Barclaycard February 2018 saw increased sales of non-essentials, as consumers continued to prioritise their spending on the ‘experience…

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Grocery purchases drive UK retail sales: BRC

Food sales continue to drive up sales in the retail sector, but non-food retailers suffered a fall in spending. Over…

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Pressures on shop prices ease

February shop price deflation deepened to 0.8% in February 2018 compared 0.5% with the previous month. According the British Retail…

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Online retail sales see 13.9% year on year growth

UK online retail sales were up 13.9% year-on-year (YoY) in January, according to the latest figures from the IMRG Capgemini…

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