British Retail Consortium

UK Retail Industry Warns Of 'Tariff Bombshell' With No EU Trade Deal

With prospects for a post-Brexit trade deal with the EU looking precarious, Britain's retail industry repeated a warning on Friday that shoppers face highe...

UK Retail Sales Growth Slows As November Lockdown Hits Non-Food Sales: BRC

British retail sales growth slowed in November when non-essential stores shut as part of a four-week lockdown in England, but online sales were able to fil...

UK Retailers Spent £1.1bn To Accept Payments In 2019, Survey Finds

UK retailers spent £1.1 billion (€1.2 billion) in 2019 to accept payments from customers, with card transactions accounting for £950 milli...

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...

UK Retailers Report Smaller Drop In Annual Sales In May

British retailers reported a sharp fall in annual sales last month, but less of a decline than in April, after some COVID-19 restrictions eased and more sh...

UK Retail Sales Plunge 19% In April, Food Sales Up: BRC

British retail spending plunged by nearly a fifth in April as the government's coronavirus lockdown hammered the sector, however food sales were up, new st...

UK's Proposed 'Points-Based Immigration System' Will Effect Retail Supply Chains: BRC

The UK's planned points-based immigration system, which the British government says will 'fulfil our commitment to the British public and take back control...

ONS Sales Decline Reflects 'Transformation' Of UK Retail Sector, Says BRC

The British Retail Consortium has said that the latest UK retail sales figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) indicate the level to which ret...