British Retail Consortium
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Sep- 2019 -4 SeptemberComment
Inventive independent retailers attract cautious customers
We’ve been hit with a barrage of reports that suggest big box retail is struggling to keep up with changes…
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Aug- 2019 -13 AugustHigh Street
Over 50 retailers sign letter demanding business rates fix
Over fifty major retailers have come together to demand the government takes action to fix the “broken” business rates system.…
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6 AugustHigh Street
July consumer spending hits record low
UK consumer spending in the month of July fell to a record low despite the good weather, according to the…
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Jul- 2019 -15 JulyHigh Street
Retail footfall ‘slumps’ in June
Footfall declined by 2.9% in June, attributed to the “exceptional and ongoing disruptive political and economic period”, according to retail…
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8 JulyAdvice
What’s required for a business in the retail sector to thrive?
Latest figures from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) show that retail sales in the UK fell by 2.7% in May…
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Jun- 2019 -27 June
Using packaging to fight back and drive sales
According to the latest British Retail Consortium figures, May 2019 saw the UK high streets biggest decline since the mid-1990s…
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17 JuneEconomy
20,000 shops gone from high street since 2010
Since 2010 more than 20,000 shops have “disappeared” from high streets and the communities that they once served, according to…
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4 JuneProperty
Network Rail sees retail sales growth of 4.36% in 2018/19
Network Rail saw its retail sales grow 4.36% and like-for-like sales increase by 1.32% in the 2018/19 financial year –…
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May- 2019 -13 MayEconomy
Shop vacancy rate rises to highest level in four years
The national town centre vacancy rate rose to 10.2% empty outlets, according to data from the BRC-Springboard Footfall and Vacancies…
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Apr- 2019 -26 AprilAnalysis
Beating the retail downturn: three lessons from Dunelm
We are clearly amidst challenging times for high street retailers at the moment, with Brexit uncertainty coupled with increased competition…
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