British Retail Consortium

World Cup, Heatwave Help UK Retailers In July

England's run to the semi-finals of the soccer World Cup and a scorching summer encouraged shoppers in Britain to spend more on food, drink and electric fa...

BRC: UK Must Avoid A 'Cliff-Edge' Brexit Scenario At All Costs

The British Retail Consortium has warned that the UK needs to urgently put in place measures to avoid a 'cliff-edge' Brexit, to avoid the country's departu...

Summer Retail Footfall Continues To Dwindle In UK

June data from Springboard and the British Retail Consortium (BRC) has revealed a 0.9% year-on-year decline in overall summer retail footfall in shopp...

UK Consumers Hit The Shops After Early 2018 Freeze: Surveys

UK consumers ramped up their spending in May after a snowbound start to the year, two surveys showed on Tuesday, the latest suggestion that the overall eco...

UK Retailers Making ‘Good Progress’ In Response To Sugar Tax

The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has said that UK retailers are ‘fully committed’ to improving the health of their consumers, following the...

UK Consumer Spending Wilts In March: Surveys

UK consumer spending wilted under heavy snow in March, according to surveys on Tuesday that added to signs the economy probably slowed at the start of 2018...

UK Shoppers 'Stocked Up' On Alcohol, Frozen Foods During Winter Storms, Study Finds

British shoppers, affected by the Siberian-like weather that hit the country in late February/early March, visited stores less often during the winter stor...

BRC: UK Government Should Do 'All It Can' To Prevent Future Price Hikes

The British Retail Consortium has said that the UK government should do 'all it can' in forthcoming trade talks with the EU, to ensure that the pain of rec...