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    • Tuesday, 21 March, 2023
      Kingfisher PLC
      B&Q owner Kingfisher reports 20% drop in profits

      Sales at retailer boosted by demand for energy and water-saving products

    • Friday, 17 February, 2023
      Disrupted Times
      Positive UK retail data nods to tentative consumer confidence

      Also in this edition: Russian spring offensive, Rishi Sunak in Northern Ireland, Pentagon official visits Taiwan

    • Friday, 17 February, 2023
      UK retail sales unexpectedly rebound in January

      Sales volumes were still down 5.1% compared with a year earlier

    • Thursday, 26 January, 2023
      ASDA Group Ltd
      Asda puts 300 jobs at risk and 4,000 face pay cuts

      Supermarket announces changes to night shifts, in-store Post Office shops and pharmacies

    • Friday, 20 January, 2023
      British retail sales drop unexpectedly in December

      Volumes fall 1% over crucial Christmas shopping period, according to official figures

    • Thursday, 12 January, 2023
      Tesco PLC
      UK inflation may not have peaked, warns Tesco chief

      Supermarket chain reports 7% rise in UK sales as trading at M&S also improves

    • Tuesday, 10 January, 2023
      UK business & economy
      Christmas spending fails to keep pace with UK inflation

      Surging cost of essentials forces households to rein in December purchases

    • Thursday, 5 January, 2023
      Next PLC
      Next boosts profit guidance after beating Christmas forecasts

      UK retailer’s shares jump as it says cost inflation expected to peak in 2023

    • Friday, 16 December, 2022
      Declining consumer and business outlook suggest UK already in recession

      Falling monthly retail sales point to gloomier economic outlook ahead of Christmas

    • Tuesday, 6 December, 2022
      UK consumers tighten belts before Christmas as cost of living bites

      Retail sales growth lags far behind inflation rate with a rise of 4.2% in November

    • Tuesday, 29 November, 2022
      UK retail industry
      Wilko warns it could run out of cash if sales deteriorate

      Value chain plans for ‘plausible’ scenario as inflation and spending squeeze bite

    • Friday, 18 November, 2022
      British retail sales rise in October but stay below pre-Covid levels

      Broader pictures shows downward trend as surging prices hit

    • Friday, 21 October, 2022
      Falling retail sales fuel concerns of looming UK recession

      Bigger than expected drop in September comes as consumer confidence levels hover around 50-year low

    • Friday, 16 September, 2022
      Pound Sterling
      Pound hits 37-year low against dollar as UK recession fears mount

      Sterling briefly dips below $1.14 after retail sales data showed sharpest fall in more than a year

    • Friday, 19 August, 2022
      UK business & economy
      UK consumer confidence hits record low as household mood darkens

      Retail sales figures reveal impact of cost of living crisis on shopping habits

    • Monday, 8 August, 2022
      UK retail sales growth fails to keep pace with soaring inflation

      Consumer spending in July stronger than before pandemic but sector warns of ‘incredibly difficult period’

    • Friday, 22 July, 2022
      UK economic growth
      High UK inflation hits sales, confidence and activity

      Volume of goods bought falls for second consecutive month, as economists warn of economic recession later this year

    • Wednesday, 13 July, 2022
      J D Wetherspoon PLC
      Wetherspoons warns of £30mn full-year loss driven by rising staff costs

      Pub chain hit by lower sales of draught ales, lagers and ciders compared with before the pandemic

    • Monday, 11 July, 2022
      UK retail sales fall as inflation hits consumers

      Spending declined in June for third consecutive month as people cut back on homeware purchases

    • Thursday, 7 July, 2022
      Currys Group PLC
      Currys and Entain warn consumer slowdown will hit growth

      Electricals retailer and gaming group expect rising inflation to hit demand

    • Friday, 24 June, 2022
      British retail sales decline, intensifying fears of slowdown

      Shoppers spend more on less as inflation bites, May figures show

    • Wednesday, 15 June, 2022
      WH Smith PLC
      Travel rebound pushes WHSmith quarterly sales to pre-pandemic level

      FTSE 250 retailer predicts annual profits will be towards top end of market forecasts

    • Monday, 6 June, 2022
      Cost of living crisis
      Cost of living crunch hits UK consumers hard

      Retail sales fell by 1.1% in May as households tightened belts amid inflation squeeze

    • Friday, 20 May, 2022
      UK retail sales jump despite surge in inflation

      April boost for supermarket alcohol sales suggests more people are staying in rather than going out

    • Monday, 9 May, 2022
      UK’s rising cost of living puts brakes on consumer spending

      Retail sales record first decline in 15 months, with big-ticket items suffering particularly hard

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