British Retail Consortium (BRC)

Prices In UK Shops Fall More Slowly In October: BRC

Prices in British shops fell more slowly this month than in September, reflecting the smallest discounting for non-food items since the start of the c...

Brexit 'Trade Talks Are Over', UK PM Johnson's Spokesman Says

Talks to agree a Brexit trade deal with the European Union are over, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's spokesman said on Friday, saying there was no p...

UK Consumer Spending Recovers In July As Pubs And Restaurants Reopen

British consumers spent the most last month since the country went into a coronavirus lockdown in March, as pubs, restaurants, barbers and beauty salons re...

UK Shops See More Visits In July But Numbers Still Low: Survey

More British shoppers returned to the high street in July, helped by the reopening of pubs and restaurants, but numbers were still much lower than normal f...

UK Shoppers Make Tentative Return To High Street In June, Retailers Say

British shoppers returned to the high street in June as the coronavirus lockdown eased, but overall numbers were much lower than normal for the time of yea...

UK Consumers Remain Cautious About Returning To High Streets

The number of shoppers visiting UK retailers was down by nearly 50% last week compared with a year earlier and the amount of money spent in pubs and restau...

UK Shop Prices Fall Again In June, But Less Than In May: BRC

Prices in shops in Britain fell again in June as retailers tried to lure shoppers out of their coronavirus caution but the size of the drop was smaller tha...

Visitors To UK Shops Remained More Than 80% Lower In May

The number of shoppers visiting Britain's high streets, retail parks and shopping centres in May was 81.6% lower that the same month a year ago as most non...