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Interest Rates

This coverage explores UK interest rate movements and their impact on the retail industry, focusing on monetary policy decisions, borrowing costs, consumer spending, and retailer financing strategies. Reporting highlights how rate changes affect sales dynamics, investment planning, and operational budgets — providing insight for executives, finance leads, and business strategists navigating economic volatility.

Interest Rates

This coverage explores UK interest rate movements and their impact on the retail industry, focusing on monetary policy decisions, borrowing costs, consumer spending, and retailer financing strategies. Reporting highlights how rate changes affect sales dynamics, investment planning, and operational budgets — providing insight for executives, finance leads, and business strategists navigating economic volatility.

Consumer confidence improves during December

Consumer confidence improved two points during December to -22 as sentiment improved ahead…

Currys boss criticises gov’s minimum wage plans

Currys CEO Alex Baldock has accused the government of not caring about the retail industry…

A guide to offering financing options

Understand the benefits Familiarise yourself with the benefits of offering financing…

Two-thirds of retailers warn peak trading will be hit ahead of Christmas

Two-thirds of retailers say the ‘double whammy’ of spiralling interest rates and inflation…

Today’s news in brief-10/11/23

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has reported that the UK GDP showed no growth in Q3…

UK economy stagnates in Q3

UK GDP has shown no growth in July-September (Q3) compared with an increase of 0.2% in the…

Shop price inflation reaches lowest point since August 2022

Shop price annual inflation has dropped to 5.2% in October, down from 6.2% in September,…

One in three adults used BNPL services last year, Clearpay finds

Some 30% of British adults have used a Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) service to make at least one…

Inflation remains at 6.7% despite fall in food prices

Inflation remained unchanged at 6.7% in September as a fall in food prices was offset by an…