Helen Dickinson

Shop prices rise in December despite discounting

Shop prices saw a 0.3% year-on-year increase in December despite many retailers discounting heavily during the festive period, the BRC-Nielsen…

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Footfall drops for 11th consecutive month

Footfall in October fell by 2% on the previous year, an identical fall to that recorded in October 2017 and…

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Consumer spending in September dips amid ‘summer hangover’

UK retail sales decreased by 0.2% on a like-for-like compared with September 2017, when it had increased 1.9% from the…

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Shop prices rise for second month in row

Shop prices increased for two consecutive months – the first consecutive growth in five years – according to the latest…

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August footfall down 1.6% despite some retail park growth

Retail footfall dropped by 1.6% in August despite seeing rare retail park growth in the East and South West of…

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Retail sales growth slows during August

UK retail sales growth continued to slow during August as the summer boost comes to an end, according to figures…

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Shop price deflation comes to an end in August

Shop prices entered inflationary territory in August for the first time in over five years, with prices increasing by 0.1%…

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Retail footfall down 0.8%, shopping centres continue to suffer

Retail footfall fell by 0.8% in July when compared to the same time last year, despite the high street again…

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Retail sales growth slows in July amid heatwave

Total retail sales growth slowed in July according to the latest BRC-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor, growing only 0.5% on a…

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Shop prices in July reach lowest deflation in eight months

The non-food items category reached its lowest level of deflation since December 2017, at 1.4% in July, according to new…

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