UK Retail

UK Squeeze Tightens As Wages Grow At Slowest Pace In Two Years

The squeeze on UK households intensified in the three months through April as wage growth lagged further behind inflation. Average earnings rose 1.7%, t...

Ocado Plans Bond Market Debut To Fund Growth Ambitions

UK online grocer Ocado Group turned to the debt markets to help fund its domestic expansion, seeking £200 million ($254 million) in what would b...

UK Consumer Footfall Down 1% In May: BRC

UK consumer footfall declined by 1% in May compared to the same month last year, according to the latest data from the British Retail Consortium (BRC)...

Waitrose Sees 20% Increase In Gin Sales

UK retailer Waitrose has said that sales of gin in its stores have increased by over 20% in the past year, overtaking sales of all other spirits. &ldquo...

Aldi, Lidl Shoppers Support Conservative Win In UK Election, Survey Finds

Shoppers at Aldi and Lidl will be supporting the Conservative party in this week's UK general election, according to the latest Consumer Sentiment Tracker...

Waitrose Sales Up 1.2% Due To Bank Holiday Weather

UK retailer Waitrose has said that total sales increased by 1.2% last week compared to the same period in 2016, which it attributes to the good weather ove...

Waitrose Introduces White Aubergines

UK retailer Waitrose is introducing white aubergines, or 'snowbergines', into its stores this week. The vegetables are similar in shape to the more comm...