Northern Ireland

May- 2021 -

25 May

Family spending power reaches 11-year high

The average family disposable income in the UK has reached an 11-year high, according to Asda’s latest Income Tracker. Income…

24 May

Supermarkets

Laura McGuire

M&S to buy more goods from EU amidst NI border disruption

Marks and Spencer will reportedly buy more food from EU countries as the group looks to “reshape its supply chain”…

10 May

High Street

Hemma Visavadia

UK retail footfall drops 4.1% amid poor weather

Footfall across UK retail destinations declined by 4.1% last week from the week prior, which was attributed to the impact…

5 May

High Street

Patrick O'Donnell

UK retail footfall hit by bad weather

New data from Springboard has revealed that footfall at UK retail destinations dropped by 2% last week from the previous…

Apr- 2021 -

9 April

High Street

Hemma Visavadia

Total UK footfall decreases by 69%, BRC tracker finds

Total UK footfall decreased by 68.7% in March (Yo2Y), marking only a 4.9% improvement from February, according to the latest…

Mar- 2021 -

23 March

Economy

Hemma Visavadia

Gov to create hubs to boost international trade

The Department for International Trade (DIT) has announced the creation of four new trade and investment hubs which will channel…

22 March

Supermarkets

Hemma Visavadia

Spar International expands anti-food waste collaboration

Spar International has announced it will be enhancing its collaboration with digital platform Gander to further tackle food waste. The…

17 March

Coronavirus

Lewis Catchpole