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More than a quarter of shops are empty, but opinion is divided on how to find a long-term solution. All the latest content about Retailing from the BBC.
- Shoppers and retailers set for 'challenging' 2024, says BRC - BBC News
Shoppers and retailers are set for a "challenging" year...
- Retail: Last year saw a big jump in the number of shops closing - BBC News
The number of retail jobs lost, in stores and online, also...
- Retail sales fall at sharpest rate since Covid - BBC News
Retail sales volumes fell by 3.2% in December in the...
- Retail sales fall as rising cost of living bites - BBC News
UK retail sales dropped in March as the rising cost of...
- Retail sales fall at fastest rate since lockdown - BBC News
Retail sales are falling at a rate "not seen since the...
- Shoppers and retailers set for 'challenging' 2024, says BRC - BBC News
9 sty 2024 · Shoppers and retailers are set for a "challenging" year ahead, according to a leading trade body. The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has warned that higher living costs will continue to...
2 sty 2023 · The number of retail jobs lost, in stores and online, also jumped as businesses closed or cut costs. More than 150,000 posts were closed, up 43% compared to the previous year.
19 sty 2024 · Retail sales volumes fell by 3.2% in December in the sharpest drop since the UK was in a Covid lockdown. Official figures revealed a sharp fall in demand for goods, but food sales also declined...
22 kwi 2022 · UK retail sales dropped in March as the rising cost of living hit consumer spending, according to official data. Online sales fell sharply as people cut down on non-essential spending, the Office...
11 lip 2022 · Retail sales are falling at a rate "not seen since the depths of the pandemic", as price rises hit household budgets, a UK retail body has said. Shoppers are cutting back on white goods such as...
4 wrz 2021 · More than 8,700 chain stores closed in British High Streets, shopping centres and retail parks in the first six months of this year, research suggests.
