Helen Dickinson

Retail employment falls 2.3%, 14th consecutive quarter of decline

Retail employment has fallen by 2.3% during the three-month period ending 30 June, marking the 14th consecutive month of decline.…

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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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‘Worst June on record’ for retail sales, says BRC

On a total basis, sales decreased by 1.3% in June, against an increase of 2.3% in June 2018, according to…

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Retail sales in May see ‘biggest decline on record’

Sales decreased by 2.7% in May on a total basis, excluding Easter distortions, making it the “worst decline” since records…

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Shop price inflation pushed up by non-food price rises

Shop price inflation increased by 0.8% year-on-year in May, with non-food inflation also increasing by 0.2%, according to the latest…

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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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Retail sales ‘below expectation’ in April

Retail sales fell below expectations in April, despite a total sales increase of 4.1% against the decrease of 3.1% the…

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74,400 retail jobs lost in first three months of 2019

The retail sector saw a 2.4% year-on-year drop in the number of employees in the first quarter of this year,…

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Brexit uncertainty slows retail sales in March

UK retail sales decreased by 1.1% in March, compared with the increase of 1.4% in 2018, according to the latest…

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Shop price inflation hits highest level in six years

Shop price inflation accelerated in March to 0.9%, up from 0.7% in February, the highest inflation rate since March 2013.…

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