British Retail Consortium (BRC)

Britain's Empty Shops Hits Highest Level Since 2015 - Springboard

The number of empty shops in Britain hit its highest rate in four years in July, industry data showed on Monday, adding to the growing gloom in the retail...

UK Retailers Suffer Weakest July Sales Growth On Record: BRC

Major British retailers reported the weakest July sales growth since records began more than 20 years ago on Tuesday, and overall consumer spendi...

BRC Calls On New British PM To Assist Struggling Retailers

The British Retail Consortium has called on new UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson to 'support the successful reinvention of retail locations and local commun...

UK Retail Footfall Declines To Six-Year Low In May: Study

Retail footfall in the UK in the four weeks to 25 May has declined by 3.5% year-on-year, the lowest in six years, according to BRC-Springboard footfall and...

UK Retail Sales Show ‘Biggest Decline On Record’ In May

British retail sales posted a decrease of 2.7% in May, the ‘biggest decline on record’ since sales began to be tracked, in January 1995, a...

UK Town Centre Vacancy Rates Reach 'Highest Level In Four Years': BRC

Town centre vacancy rates in the UK hit 10.2% in April, their highest level for four years, according to the latest British Retail Consortium (BRC) Footfal...

Promotional Offers Slow Down Shop Price Inflation In April: Study

Shop price inflation in the UK decelerated by 0.4% in April, from 0.9% in March, according to data from the latest BRC-Nielsen Shop Price Index. Food in...

UK Retail Employment Falls 2.4% In Q1 2019: BRC

Employment in the retail sector dropped by 2.4% year on year in the first quarter of 2019 in the UK, a new report by the British Retail Consortium (BRC) ha...