UK Retail

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 Consumer Spending Resumes Drop As Brexit Uncertainty Weighs

UK consumer spending resumed its decline last month after a brief respite, signalling that a key part of the economy is continuing to weaken. Expenditur...

Nisa Posts 12% Increase In Sales As Interim CEO Named

UK convenience retail chain Nisa has posted total sales of £728 million in the first half of its financial year, representing a 12.4% increase compar...

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...

Iceland Joint MD Nick Canning Resigns

Nick Canning, joint managing director of UK frozen food retailer Iceland, has resigned from his position, according to Retail Week. Chief executive Malc...

Waitrose Celebrates 20 Years Of Exports To Hong Kong

UK retailer Waitrose says that its Business to Business unit has expanded the range of products it exports to Hong Kong over the last 20 years, t...

UK Wholesalers Call On CMA To Block Tesco-Booker Merger

Seven of the UK's top wholesalers have expressed concern over the potential £3.7 billion merger between retail giant Tesco and food wholesale group B...

Waitrose Appoints Paul Walker As Head Of Fresh Buying

UK retailer Waitrose has appointed Paul Walker as its new head of all fresh buying, starting 9 October. He will combine his current role, as director of...