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Economy
Retail sales rise 2.2% in September
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) Sales Monitor reports that, on a total basis, sales increased by 2.2% in September, against…
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Economy
Food inflation rises to a ‘record’ 10.6% in September
Food inflation has grown to 10.6% in September 2022, up from 9.3% in August, which is above the three-month average…
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Analysis
Retailers’ demands of the new PM
Liz Truss is fresh in her new role as prime minister with enough enthusiasm to tweet, “it’s time to deliver…
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Government
Retailers call for strong leadership and high street support from new PM
The retail industry has urged Liz Truss to work alongside the sector and provide “strong leadership” amid the deepening cost-of-living…
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Economy
UK retail sales slow in August
UK retail sales slowed in August as total sales increased by 1.0% compared with an increase of 3% in August…
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Features
The business pledges of the Conservative leadership finalists
Business Rates On 9 August, the Retail Jobs Alliance, a coalition of retailers including Morrisons, Greggs and Tesco, called on…
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Economy
Retail leaders call on police to prioritise retail crime
Some 106 of the UK’s leading retail voices have reportedly written to Police and Crime Commissioners in England and Wales,…
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Economy
Heatwave helps boost retail sales 2.3% in July
Retail sales increased 2.3% in July as the heatwave experienced across the UK helped boost demand for “hot weather essentials”,…
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Features
Recession and retailers: a ‘cleansing effect’?
“Incomes are being squeezed, consumption is under pressure, interest rates are rising, and there’s a lot of uncertainty. These are…
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High Street
Shop vacancies fall for third quarter in a row
In the second quarter of 2022, the overall GB vacancy rate decreased to 14.0%, which was 0.1 percentage points better…
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