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  • Jan- 2025 -
    3 January
    EconomyTotal footfall was down 2.2% in 2024

    Total footfall was down 2.2% in 2024

    Total UK footfall in 2024 was down 2.2% compared with 2023 according to data from the British Retail Consortium (BRC). Footfall decreased year-on-year for all four nations, with Scotland falling by 1.5%, England by 2.1%, Wales by 2.6%, while Northern Ireland experienced the biggest decline at 5.8%. Alongside this, total…

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  • Dec- 2024 -
    23 December
    EconomyPet Retailers

    BRC warns of ‘spending squeeze’ in January

    The British Retail Consortium has warned of a January spending squeeze, as BRC-Opinium data between 10 and 13 December showed that people’s spending intentions dropped 6pts. It comes as public confidence in the state of the economy “took a nosedive”, falling 8pts to -27, creating a widening gap between expectations…

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  • 3 December
    EconomyUK retail sales dip 3.3% in November

    UK retail sales dip 3.3% in November

    UK total retail sales decreased by 3.3% year on year in November, against a growth of 2.6% in November 2023, the British Retail Consortium showed. According to the new figures, this was below the 3-month average growth of -0.1% and the 12-month average growth of 0.5%. However, the BRC said…

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  • Sep- 2024 -
    13 September
    RetailersRetail industry is overtaxed, says BRC

    Retail industry is overtaxed, says BRC

    The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has claimed that the retail industry is overtaxed compared with other sectors of the economy after new research found retail pays 7.4% of all business taxes (£33bn), a share 1.5 times greater than its share of the overall economy (5% GDP). The BRC said this…

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  • Aug- 2024 -
    7 August
    EconomyRetail sales jump 0.5% in July

    Retail sales jump 0.5% in July

    UK Total retail sales increased by 0.5% year on year in July, against a growth of 1.5% in July 2023, amid improved performance from clothing as shoppers enjoyed the summer weather, according to the latest figures from the KPMG-BRC retail sales monitor. This was above the three-month average growth of…

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  • Jul- 2024 -
    5 July
    EconomyPet Retailers

    Taylor Swift and Euros boost footfall amid damp June

    Taylor Swift’s UK tour and the Euros helped strengthen footfall during a very wet June as total UK footfall decreased by 2.3% in June (YoY), up from -3.6% in May, according to the latest figures from the British Retail Consortium (BRC). On a segment basis, high street footfall decreased by…

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  • Jun- 2024 -
    4 June
    EconomyUK sales slightly increase by 0.7% in May

    UK sales slightly increase by 0.7% in May

    UK total retail sales increased by 0.7% year on year in May, against a growth of 3.9% in May 2023. This was above the 3-month average growth of 0.3% and below the 12-month average growth of 2.0%. Food sales increased 3.6% year on year over the three months to May,…

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  • May- 2024 -
    28 May
    EconomyShop price inflation returns to ‘normal levels’, BRC says

    Shop price inflation returns to ‘normal levels’, BRC says

    Shop price annual inflation eased from 0.8% in April to 0.6% in May, according to the British Retail Consortium’s (BRC) latest shop price index. This has been confirmed to be below the three-month average rate of 0.9%, with the annual shop price growth being at its lowest since November 2021.…

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  • Feb- 2024 -
    16 February
    EconomyRetail sales jump 3.4% giving optimism despite recession

    Retail sales jump 3.4% giving optimism despite recession

    Retail sales in the UK jumped 3.4% in January 2024 after falling 3.2% in December, according to data from the Office for National Statistics. This is the biggest rise in retail sales since April 2021 when the UK had just emerged from the third covid lockdown. The price of goods…

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  • Jan- 2024 -
    2 January
    EconomyShop price inflation flatlines in December

    Shop price inflation flatlines in December

    The annual shop price rise was slower than the three-month average rate of 4.6% at 4.3%, the lowest since June 2022, according to the BRC’s latest shop price index. The index, which compiled data from the first week of December, showed that non-food price inflation picked up to 3.1% in…

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