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Summertime Blues? UK Shoppers Splash Out As Heat-Wave Hits: BRC

A heat-wave prompted British shoppers to spend more on summer clothes.

Omicron Boosts UK Supermarket Spending, Hits Hospitality: Surveys

British consumers shunned restaurants and hotels last month as the Omicron coronavirus variant spread.

UK Shoppers, Hit By Fuel Crisis, Turn More Cautious On Spending

British shoppers increased their spending in September at the slowest pace since January, when the country was stuck in a coronavirus lockdown, as they wor...

UK Consumer Spending Hit Again As Lockdown Goes On: Barclaycard

British consumers cut back heavily on spending as they spent a second month in a COVID-19 lockdown in February but confidence in the economy hit a 12-month...

UK Consumers Remain Cautious About Returning To High Streets

The number of shoppers visiting UK retailers was down by nearly 50% last week compared with a year earlier and the amount of money spent in pubs and restau...

UK Retailers Report Smaller Drop In Annual Sales In May

British retailers reported a sharp fall in annual sales last month, but less of a decline than in April, after some COVID-19 restrictions eased and more sh...