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The latest news, updates and analysis on the the UK retail industry. Covering every segment of the market, Retail Sector’s business journalists keep you in the picture.
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Jun- 2021 -8 June
Half term and warm weather boosts footfall
Footfall across UK retail destinations rose by 11.6% last week from the week before, including a 17.4% increase in high…
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8 June
Tesco reveals new pay deal increasing hourly rate by 2.7%
Tesco has announced a new pay deal for hourly-paid store and customer fulfilment centre (CFC) colleagues which will see their…
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8 June
Gov launches new workers’ rights watchdog to clamp down on abuse
The department for business, energy and industrial strategy has announced that a new watchdog will be created to protect the…
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8 June
Majority of young shoppers name social media as gateway to local retailers
Over a third (37%) of shoppers have named social media as one of the primary ways they would discover a…
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8 June
Consumer spending up 7.6% in May
Consumer spending rose by 7.6% in May compared to the same period in 2019, the highest level of growth since…
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7 June
ACS calls on gov to ensure DRS scheme is ‘workable’ for local shops
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has called on the government to ensure that the deposit return scheme (DRS) which…
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7 June
Klarna launches UK shopping feature
Klarna, a global banking, payments, and shopping service provider, has launched a new shopping app. The shopping feature enables UK…
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7 June
Amazon Small Business Accelerator launches exporting bootcamps
Amazon has announced the first two exporting events in a series with the Department for International Trade providing startups, and…
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7 June
May footfall decreases 27.7%, latest BRC data reveals
Total UK footfall decreased by 27.7% in May compared with the same period in 2019, according to the latest British…
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7 June
Retailers urge gov to extend credit insurance scheme
Retailers across the UK are calling on the government to extend the scheme that guarantees trade credit insurance, in a…
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