Helen Dickinson

Fifth of UK retailers plan to axe jobs in the next three months

New research has found that almost a fifth of UK retailers are planning to cut staff in the next three…

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Retail hours worked drops ‘sharply’ in second quarter

The number of hours worked in the retail industry dropped by an average of 2.8% in the three months to…

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Footfall dips for seventh consecutive month despite World Cup boost

Retail footfall dipped for a seventh consecutive month in June, despite the boost in spending brought on by the World…

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BRC calls for two-year freeze on business rates

The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has asked the government to consider freezing business rates for two years to ease the…

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Retail footfall returns to high street

High street footfall increased to 0.5% in May according to the latest BRC-Springboard Footfall and Vacancies Monitor. According to the…

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Retail sales bounce back, jump 4% in May

Retail sales in May increased by 4.1% year-on-year, the highest growth reported since January 2014. According to the British Retail…

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Wet start to April dampens retail footfall

Footfall in April decreased by 3.3%, which is a significant decline compared to the 1.6% increase seen the previous year.…

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Retail sales ‘fall off a cliff’ in April

Like-for-like sales fell by 4.2% in April, according to the British Retail Consortium’s (BRC) latest BRC-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor. Online…

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Fall in shop prices marks fifth year of deflation

Shop prices fell by 1% in April marking the fifth year of deflation for retail prices. According to the British…

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Number of retail jobs falls in first quarter

The number of full time jobs in UK retail has fallen by 2.5% compared with the same time last year,…

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