British Retail Consortium

Bottle recycling scheme to cost at least £1.8bn a year, warns BRC

The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has warned that government plans to introduce a bottle recycling scheme could cost the industry…

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UK retail sales rise 5% in June

Total retail sales in the UK were up 4.9% in June, compared with a 1% decline in June 2022, according…

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Shop price inflation falls to 8.4% in June

Shop price inflation in the UK has fallen to 8.4% in June, down from 9% in May, according to new…

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April retail sales rise by 0.5%

The Office for National Statistics has revealed that retail sales volumes rose by an estimated 0.5% in April, following a…

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Retailers cautious to invest as retail vacancies plateau

The overall vacancy rate for retail units in the UK remained at 13.8% of Q1 in 2023, the same rate…

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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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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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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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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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