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25 January 2015
The latest data from the ONS suggests that the consumer recovery remained robust in the final quarter of 2014 and looking ahead, the prospects for 2015 appear encouraging. Retail sales in the final qu...
19 January 2015
The growth and adoption of digital and mobile technologies has transformed the way people shop - changing the retail landscape forever. Transparency in price, service and quality has never been more u...
16 January 2015
The BRC reported its weakest level of growth for December since 2008 which, in our mind, confirms the distorting impact of Black Friday on the distribution of spending in the traditional Christmas sen...
14 January 2015
Overview The Consumer Price Index (CPI) fell to a 15 year low of just 0.5% in December as falling petrol and food prices pushed down the overall rate of inflation. The full impact...
08 January 2015
NEW: OUTLOOK FOR UK RETAIL 2018. Our Outlook for UK Retail 2018 report is no...
07 January 2015
The UK’s grocery sector is one of the most fiercely competitive areas in retail. In 2014, Retail Economics forecasts suggest total food sales will reach almost £150 billion. However, the sector is un...
19 December 2014
Black Friday provided a significant boost to retail sales in November but underlying conditions are improving too. Stronger figures from both the ONS and BRC suggest that a robust labour market, real...
17 December 2014
OverviewThe Consumer Price Index (CPI) fell to a 12 year low of just 1.0% in November as food deflation and the impact of lower oil prices drove down the overall rate. As we pointed out in Novemb...
03 December 2014
Economic overviewThe Chancellor, George Osbourne, revised up the growth projection for 2014 and 2015, but revised the profile down thereafter, delivering a more optimistic prognosis of econo...
21 November 2014
Below is our summary of UK retail sales for November 2014 within the Food and Drink, Clothing and Footwear, Household Goods, DIY and Gardening and Consumer Electronics categories.
Food and drin...
19 November 2014
Overview
The Consumer Price Index CPI in October rose marginally to 1.3 in what is likely to be a small blip in the longer-term downward trend.
Falling commodity prices particularly oi...
27 October 2014
There are numerous ways of answering this question – but in short, the answer is a resounding, yes - men are paid more than women in UK retail. Average pay across the retail industry suggests men are...
14 October 2014
Current market expectations suggest the Bank of England will begin hiking the Bank Rate in the summer of 2015. This notion is also supported by the shifting tone in communications from the Monetary P...
21 September 2014
Internet users grew to 82 per cent of the UK adult population in the final quarter of 2013, equivalent to 41.5 million users, according to the Retail Economics Online Retailing 2013 Report. In additi...