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Jul- 2017 -28 JulyCurrent Affairs
Summer sunshine boosts retail sales
Retail sales growth picked up in the year to July, exceeding expectations for minimal growth, according to the latest monthly…
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Jun- 2017 -7 JuneCurrent Affairs
Businesses unable to cope with interest increases, research shows
One in 25 businesses would be unable to pay off its debts if the interest rates were to increase, research…
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Feb- 2013 -19 FebruaryCurrent Affairs
Retail business running costs up £20bn since 2006
A British Retail Consortium (BRC) commissioned study by Oxford Economics has revealed that retailers’ operating costs have increased by a…
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19 February
Britain’s shop vacancy rates reduce in 2012
The shop vacancy rate average in Great Britain reduced during 2012, reports the Local Data Company’s (LDC). In its latest…
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19 FebruaryRetailers
Britain’s shop vacancy rates reduce in 2012
The shop vacancy rate average in Great Britain reduced during 2012, reports the Local Data Company’s (LDC). In its latest…
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Jan- 2013 -25 JanuaryCurrent Affairs
Retail sales growth slows in January
The CBI’s first monthly Distributive Trades Survey of 2013 revealed that retail sales growth slowed in January. Covering the opening…
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Sep- 2012 -25 SeptemberCurrent Affairs
BRC calls for support following global financial crisis research
Retail sales growth is now averaging half what it was in the years preceding the collapse of Lehman Brothers. Four…
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Jul- 2012 -16 JulyIndustry News
UK economy to see a return to growth
The Ernst & Young Item Club has said in its latest quarterly forecast that falling inflation and a pick-up in…
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16 JulyCurrent Affairs
UK economy to see a return to growth
The Ernst & Young Item Club has said in its latest quarterly forecast that falling inflation and a pick-up in…
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10 JulyCurrent Affairs
High street defies gloom and holds steady in June
Britain’s high streets are “holding steady” despite the financial freeze, according to BDO’s High Street Tracker for June. In its…
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