Tag: British Retail Consortium
Recent Study Highlights the Continued Affection of Britons for High Streets
High streets are iconic thoroughfares at the heart of many communities and have long held a special place in the hearts of the British...
Superdrug Spearheads Apprenticeship Drive with New Campaign to Boost UK Recruitment
Health & beauty retailer, Superdrug, has today announced the launch of ‘Rise Up to Level Up,’ a campaign that strives for progress in apprenticeship...
Stronger payment checks launch to help protect online shoppers from fraud
Online shoppers may find they need to confirm their identity more often when making payments from Monday, as changes to combat fraud come into...
January retail sales bounce back after Omicron disruption
Shoppers returned to the high street in droves last month as UK retail sales rebounded after the impact of the Omicron variant of coronavirus...
Shoppers see sharpest price rises since 2012 as cost of living...
Shoppers have been hit by the highest price rises in almost 10 years after shop inflation almost doubled over the past month, new data...
‘Glimmer of hope’ for shop vacancy rates
The number of shuttered shops has fallen for the first time since the start of 2018 in a “glimmer of hope” for Britain’s retailers,...
The Big Squeeze is coming: How retailers can pivot their business...
Retailers experienced many more challenges in December, which is typically their busiest month of the year. According to ONS data, consumer spending was down...
Retail spending bounces in December
UK retailers posted strong sales last month as shoppers splashed out on bumper Christmas celebrations despite the surge in Covid-19 cases, according to new...
Omicron and work-from-home advice cut December shopper footfall
Much of the progress made in attracting shoppers back to stores was wiped out in December amid surging Omicron cases and new work-from-home advice,...
UK leads Europe for shopper footfall in October
The UK led the way for shopper footfall among the major European economies in October in an encouraging sign for retailers ahead of Christmas,...