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UK Retailers Struggle But Consumers Spend On Films And Holidays

Spending by shoppers at British retailers grew less quickly in January but the overall picture looked a bit brighter as consumers treated themselves to cin...

UK Consumer Spending Fails To Keep Pace With Inflation, Surveys Show

British consumer spending ticked up last month at a rate that greatly lagged behind inflation, according to surveys on Tuesday that underscored the pressur...

UK Businesses Fear Gloomy Christmas As Cost Of Living Soars

British businesses fear a gloomy Christmas ahead, as almost half of households plan to cut festive spending due to the soaring cost of living and sales are...

UK Consumer Spending Lags Far Behind Inflation, Says BRC, Barclaycard

British consumer spending grew last month at a rate that lagged behind inflation by a long way, according to new surveys that underline the risk of recessi...

UK Shoppers, Feeling The Inflation Hit, Cut Back On Non-Essentials

British shoppers are cutting back on purchases of clothes and other non-essential items as they try to cover their sky-rocketing utility bills and higher f...

UK Shoppers Splash Out As Heatwave Hits: BRC

A heat-wave prompted British shoppers to spend more on summer clothes, food for picnics and air conditioning units in July but they also cut back on foreig...

UK Shoppers Cut Spending By Most Since COVID Lockdown In 2021

British shoppers facing a surge in inflation cut their spending in May by the most since the country was in a coronavirus lockdown in early 2021, a new sur...

UK Shoppers Turn More Cautious On Spending Amid Fuel Crisis

British shoppers increased their spending in September at the slowest pace since January, when the country was stuck in a coronavirus lockdown, as they wor...