Consumer Spending

43,000 retailers in ‘financial distress’

Nearly 43,000 retailers ended the first quarter of the year in a state of ‘significant’ financial distress, according to research…

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Retail footfall drops in February

Retail footfall decreased by 0.5 percent in February 2018, and is a major decline compared with the rate of 1.0…

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Consumer spending grows 3.8 percent, outstripping inflation

Consumer spending growth held steady in February – up 3.8 percent year-on-year and in line with the three-month rolling average…

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Planning applications for retail stores falls for ninth consecutive year

Planning applications for new shops have fallen for the ninth year in a row, says platform for peer-to-peer property lending,…

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Inflation drops for the first time in 6 months

The inflation rate saw a slight dip in December, falling to 3%, according to figures released by the Office of…

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Retail administrations increase in five-year-first

  The number of retailers entering administration increased from 92 in 2016 to 118 in 2017, an increase of 28…

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Household finances slow UK spending growth

Consumer spending growth slowed to 2.4 percent in October as Brits cut back across the board to cope with household…

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Shop price deflation stays at four year low

For the second consecutive month, shop price deflation has remained 0.1 percent. According to figures from the British Retail Consortium…

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August sees retail sales increase

In August, UK retail sales increased by 1.3 percent on a like-for-like basis from August 2016, according to the BRC.…

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Retail sales increase by 0.3%

Retail sales increased by 0.3 percent in July 2017, compared with the previous month, according to the Office of National Statistics.…

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