British Retail Consortium (BRC)
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Nov- 2018 -12 NovemberEconomy
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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Oct- 2018 -29 OctoberGovernment
Chancellor to propose £900m rates relief plan for smaller retailers
Chancellor Philip Hammond is expected to announce a rates relief for retail SMEs and relax town planning rules on the…
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9 OctoberHigh Street
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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3 OctoberEconomy
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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Sep- 2018 -12 SeptemberHR
Morrisons faces £1bn equal pay case for female staff
Morrisons could be made to pay over £1bn in compensation to women store employees who believe they have been paid…
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Aug- 2018 -30 AugustGovernment
Government to consult on the ban of energy drink sales to children
The government is seeking views from the public on ending the sale of energy drinks to children and young people…
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29 AugustEconomy
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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7 AugustHigh Street
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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1 AugustEconomy
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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Jul- 2018 -27 JulySupermarkets
Stockpiling of food ‘not a practical response’ to a no-deal on Brexit
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has said the stockpiling of food is not a practical response to a no-deal on…
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