Budget

Two-Thirds Of UK Retailers Will Raise Prices In 2025

A survey of CFOs (Chief Financial Officers) at 52 leading retailers by the British Retail Consortium (BRC), has revealed significant concern about trading...

UK's Reeves Extends England's Business Rates Relief For Retail And Hospitality

Shops, cafes and pubs in England had a reprieve from a jump in business rates next year after British finance minister Rachel Reeves extended a relief sche...

Sainsbury's Boss Looks To UK Budget To Lift Spending Gloom

Britons bruised by a cost of living crisis will not start spending strongly again until the new Labour government sets out its tax and spending plans.

Growth Softens Across UK Businesses In September, PMI Shows

British businesses reported a slowdown in growth this month, according to a survey that also showed waning price pressures, potentially encouraging the Ban...

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.

German Farmers Converge On Berlin To Protest Higher Taxes

Farmers and their tractors converged on Berlin from every corner of Germany on Monday morning (15 January) to join a giant protest demanding a rethink of p...

Top 10 Retail Trends To Look Out For In 2023: Euromonitor International

ESM explores the top ten retail trends to look out for in 2023 , according to Euromonitor International.

Ireland Must Set Aside €1bn For No-Deal Brexit: Minister

Ireland will need to set aside at least €1 billion ($1.2 billion) in next month's budget for 2021 to prepare for the possibility of a no-deal Brexit,...