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UK Sales Growth In February Dampened By Rainy Weather – BRC

British consumer spending fell slightly in February as bad weather kept shoppers home, the British Retail Consortium (BRC) reported on Tuesday.

Marks And Spencer UK Makes Strong Start In 2024

Marks and Spencer’s food retail business has built on a strong 2023 in the early weeks of the new year, new data from NIQ has shown.

UK Shop Price Inflation At Lowest In A Year: BRC

Prices in British store chains rose at the slowest pace in a year in September, according to industry data that adds to signs that the UK's high inflation...

Crime Is An Insult To Shoppers And Retail Workers, Says Ken Murphy, CEO, Tesco

Crime is a scourge on society, and an insult to shoppers and retail workers, says Ken Murphy, CEO, Tesco. With this in mind, Murphy noted that Tesco has al...

UK Consumer Spending Slows In July, Survey Finds

British retailers logged their slowest sales growth in 11 months in July, thanks to rainy weather and high inflation.

UK Consumer Group Calls For Government Action On Grocery Prices

UK Government To Ask Supermarkets To Cap Prices Of Basic Food Items: Sources

The British government is looking at plans to have retailers cap the prices of basic food items such as bread and milk

UK Retailers Report Mother's Day Boost In March

British retailers reported a boost in spending from Mother's Day purchases in March, during an otherwise downbeat sales period when cost of living pre...