The British Retail Consortium UK CFO survey found that 70% of respondents were "pessimistic" or "very pessimistic" about trading conditions for the next 12 months. Only 13% said they were "optimistic" ...

JD Sports has cut its full year profit guidance after revenue fell during the all-important Golden Quarter. The FTSE-100 ...

The Centre for Retail Research estimate around 170,000 jobs were lost in the UK’s retail sector in 2024. This was the highest ...

The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has revealed that 2024's so-called "Golden Quarter" failed to save trading in 2024.

A dull December marked the end of yet another “disappointing” year for UK retail footfall as fresh data has revealed 2024 was ...

A surge in Christmas holiday spending wasn’t enough to rescue U.K. retailers from anemic growth for 2024 as a whole, with ...

On top of retailers’ woes, an ongoing cost of living crisis has seen many shoppers become more cautious about their spending ...

UK total retail sales saw a 3.2% year on year (YoY) growth in December 2024, surpassing the growth of 1.9% recorded in ...

Industry estimates put a figure on how much food price inflation shoppers are likely to face in the months ahead as chains ...

The UK retail sector faced a continued downturn in December 2024, with a 2.2% year-on-year (YoY) reduction in footfall - a ...

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