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‘Bleak’ winter ahead as shop price inflation hits 7.4%, says BRC

The BRC has warned of a “bleak” winter ahead after shop price annual inflation accelerated to 7.4% in November, up…

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Retail sales recovery slows in October

The recovery of retail sales slowed in October, as on a total basis, retail sales increased by 1.6%, against an…

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Retail sales rise 2.2% in September

The British Retail Consortium (BRC) Sales Monitor reports that, on a total basis, sales increased by 2.2% in September, against…

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Food inflation rises to a ‘record’ 10.6% in September

Food inflation has grown to 10.6% in September 2022, up from 9.3% in August, which is above the three-month average…

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UK retail sales slow in August

UK retail sales slowed in August as total sales increased by 1.0% compared with  an increase of 3% in August…

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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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Recession and retailers: a ‘cleansing effect’?

“Incomes are being squeezed, consumption is under pressure, interest rates are rising, and there’s a lot of uncertainty. These are…

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Shop vacancies fall for third quarter in a row

In the second quarter of 2022, the overall GB vacancy rate decreased to 14.0%, which was 0.1 percentage points better…

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Transitional relief could cost retailers over £1bn, BRC warns

Retailers have warned that the failure to fix the “flawed” Transitional Relief system could cost the industry over £1bn between…

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Shop price inflation hits highest level since 2008

Shop price annual inflation increased to 3.1% in June 2022, up from 2.8% in May, marking the highest rate of…

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