British Retail Consortium

Effect Of Labour Policy Agenda On UK Retail Likely To Take Time

With the Labour Party poised to sweep to victory in the forthcoming UK General Election on 4 July, GlobalData has suggested that it may take some time for...

UK Shop Price Growth Back To Normal, Retailers Say

Prices in British shops rose at the slowest pace in two-and-a-half years this month, according to the British Retail Consortium, which added that the rate...

Easter Food Spending Lifts UK Retail Sales By Most Since August

An early Easter boosted food spending in Britain last month, lifting retail sales by the most since August, but the broader picture remained subdued as wet...

UK Retail Sales Show No Change In February, Says ONS

British retail sales unexpectedly held steady in February after rising by a revised 3.6% January, figures from the Office for National Statistics showed on...

UK Spring Budget – The Retail And Food & Beverage Industry Response

Here's how retail, food and beverage industry associations reacted to UK finance minister Jeremy Hunt's Spring Budget statement.

UK Sales Growth Slows In February, Dampened By Rainy Weather, BRC Says

British consumer spending slid in February as bad weather kept shoppers at home, according to a survey that showed households remained cautious to spend in...

Britain's Tea Supply Facing Disruption From Red Sea Crisis

Britons may have to brave a shortage of some lines of tea, one of the nation's favourite drinks, after the supermarket industry warned of a risk to supply...

UK Retail Crime A 'Crisis That Demands Action', Says BRC

The number of incidents of violence and abuse towards UK retail workers rose to 1,300 per day in 2022/23, from almost 870 per day the previous year, new da...