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Sep- 2022 -5 September
UK retail sector M&A deals increase 21% on last year
The number of M&A deals targeting UK retailers has increased by 21% in the last year, up from 28 transactions…
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Aug- 2022 -31 August
Food prices rise at fastest rate since 2008, BRC finds
New data from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and NielsenIQ index has shown that food prices have risen at their…
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26 August
Energy price cap to rise by 80% to £3,549 from October
Ofgem has confirmed that the energy price cap will increase by 80% to a record £3,549 a year for dual…
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19 August
Retail sales improve slightly in July
Retail sales volumes rose by 0.3% in July 2022 following a fall of 0.2% in June 2022, according to the…
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19 August
Consumer confidence hits record low of -44 in August
Acute concerns amid the soaring cost of living and bleak economic prospects saw GfK’s long-running Consumer Confidence Index fall by…
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18 August
Made.com calls in advisers to shore up balance sheet
Made.com Group, the online furniture retailer, has reportedly called in advisers to help shore up its balance sheet as it…
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17 August
Inflation hits new 40-year high at 10.1%
Inflation has once again broken records with a new 40-year high recorded last month, as the Consumer Price Index (CPI)…
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16 August
Wages see highest fall on record amid rising inflation
Regular pay in the UK has fallen by a “record” 3% in the quarter ending June 2022, the steepest decline…
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12 August
UK economy contracts 0.1% in second quarter
The UK economy contracted by 0.1% in the second quarter of the year (Apr to June) 2022, according to the…
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11 August
Retail leaders call on police to prioritise retail crime
Some 106 of the UK’s leading retail voices have reportedly written to Police and Crime Commissioners in England and Wales,…
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