A new survey by the British Retail Consortium has reiterated the importance of cash to the sector, despite the growing uptake ...

The pound was muted against the dollar in early European trading, hovering around the $1.2700 mark. A rise in the greenback, ...

British retailers faced a disappointing November with the shift in Black Friday promotions to December 2024 and weakening ...

Christmas ‘unlikely to be bumper one for all’ as consumers focus on budgeting Spending on cough and cold remedies was a ...

Tesco is asking shoppers to rate employees on their “festive spirit” in its latest feedback form. In an image posted on X, a ...

British retailers reported lacklustre sales in November, according to industry data on Tuesday affected by the timing of the ...

The later timing of Black Friday in 2024 and “low consumer confidence” have had a negative impact of sales figures for ...

The British Retail Consortium’s (BRC) sales monitor showed that sales volumes fell 3.3 per cent in the year-to-November, ...

The British Retail Consortium, which published the data, noted that the later timing of Black Friday in 2024 meant that it did not fall into the November 2024 figures, resulting in artificially weaker ...

UK retailers reported a sharp 3.3% year-on-year sales drop in November, the lowest since April, according to the latest BRC ...

Analysts say a late Black Friday this year has distorted sales figures, but consumers’ are exercising ‘underlying caution’ on their spending.

The GfK Consumer Confidence Index, a barometer of consumer sentiment in the UK, rose by three points in November to -18, ...