British Retail Consortium (BRC)

Slow Wage Growth To Tighten UK Retail Sales: BRC

Slow wage growth in the UK will lead to fiercer competition among retailers in the coming Christmas season, according to a British trade analyst. The 2....

UK Retail's 'Golden Quarter' Off To Bad Start, With 1% Sales Drop

UK retail sales for October decreased by 1% on a like-for-like basis from October 2016, when they increased by 1.7%, compared to the preceding year, accord...

Retail Pay On The Increase In UK, BRC Finds

The average hourly pay in the UK retail sector is up 4.6% in 2017, according to the British Retail Consortium’s analysis of the recent ONS Annual Sur...

UK Retailers See No Meat In Bare-Bones Brexit Contingency Plan

UK Prime Minister Theresa May said that there was a plan for a no-deal Brexit scenario, but retailers from Sainsbury's to Marks & Spencer want deta...

UK Retail Sales Advance As Brexit Price Increases Persist

UK retailers are losing the battle against higher prices, potentially strengthening the case for the Bank of England to increase interest rates next month....

UK Shop Price Deflation Reaches Record Low In September

UK shop prices reached the shallowest deflation level in the last four years during September, with prices falling just 0.1%, according to the British Reta...

BRC Appoints Richard Pennycook As New Chairman

The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has announced that Richard Baker will retire from his position as chairman on 1 February 2018. He will be replaced by R...

BRC Launches Initiative To Drive Gender Diversity In Retail

The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has launched a new partnership with recruitment company Timewise, to support retailers in driving gender equality in th...