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Economy
Footfall strengthens amid largest monthly rise since June
With a gap of -20.7% from the 2019 level, footfall in February strengthened marginally from January when it was -20.8%…
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Economy
UK retail prices rise to highest rate since 2011
Retail price annual inflation accelerated to 1.8% in February, up from 1.5% in January, marking the highest rate of inflation…
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High Street
Footfall rises 11% as weather improves
Footfall rose by +11.1% across all UK retail destinations last week from the week before, when it dropped by -3.8%,…
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Clothing & Shoes
Asda confirms £27.8m pay bonus for staff
Asda has confirmed that 103,000 hourly-paid store colleagues across the UK will share a £27.8m bonus pot in February’s pay…
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Supermarkets
Tesco to trial Apeel to combat food waste
A plant-based protection that “keeps fruit fresh for up to twice as long” is being trialled by Tesco. The product,…
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Supermarkets
Asda reveals 6.1% gender pay gap between colleagues
Asda has published its Gender Pay report for 2021, which shows that its mean and median figures continue to be…
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High Street
New report indicates extent of high street challenge, says Bira
A report released by PwC about a study on how the high street is fairing shows how “challenging the high…
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News
Storm Eunice curtails footfall rise
Storm Eunice “heavily impacted” footfall across the UK, with a -3.8% decline from the week before and drops in all…
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Economy
Bira welcomes sales rise, but warns ‘all is not well’
The British Independent Retailers Association (Bira) has said it is “pleased to see a rise in retail sales”, but warned…
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Economy
End of free Covid tests will harm workers, Union warns
Ending free tests and self-isolation rules, along with no masks, represents a “triple whammy” for Covid safety in stores, according…
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