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11 September 2018
The latest labour market data from the ONS showed that the number of people in work was little changed, the number of unemployed people decreased but the number of people aged from 16 to 64 years n...
15 June 2017
Retail sales (value, non-seasonally adjusted, excluding fuel) rose by 3.3 per cent in May 2017 year-on-year, according to the latest figures from the ONS. This was down on the previous month (+8.3 per...
13 June 2017
The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) rose to 2.9 per cent in May on the previous year, up from the 2.7 per cent rise in the previous month. This was above the consensus view.The Consumer Prices I...
12 June 2017
When the UK submitted its Article 50 letter it set in train a process to leave the EU which now has its own momentum. This means that unless the UK and EU explicitly agree otherwise, at the end of the...
01 June 2017
Retailers need to offer a more multifunctional, experience-based environment in order to inspire, win and retain the loyalty of customers, according to a new report by Retail Economics and global law...
18 May 2017
Retail sales (value, non-seasonally adjusted, excluding fuel) rose by 8.1 per cent in April 2017 year-on-year, according to the latest figures from the ONS. This was up on the previous month (+2.4 per...
16 May 2017
The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) rose to 2.7 per cent in April on the previous year, up from the 2.3 per cent rise in the previous month. This was in line with the Bank of England’s expectations but ab...
21 April 2017
Retail sales (value, non-seasonally adjusted, excluding fuel) rose by 3.3 per cent in March 2017 year-on-year, according to the latest figures from the ONS. This was down on the previous month (+4.7 p...
12 April 2017
The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) rose to 2.3 per cent in March on the previous year, unchanged from the previous month. This was in line with the consensus expectation and is a temporary pause, driven...
23 March 2017
Retail sales (value, seasonally adjusted, excluding fuel) rose by 4.7 per cent in February 2017 year-on-year, according to the latest figures from the ONS. This was stronger than the previous month (+...
21 March 2017
The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) rose to 2.3 per cent in February on the previous year, up from 1.8 per cent reported in January. This was well above the consensus estimate of 2.1 per cent and higher t...
17 February 2017
Retail sales (volumes, seasonally adjusted, excluding fuel) rose by 2.2 per cent in January 2017, according to the latest figures from the ONS. This slowed sharply from the growth of 7.0 per cent, yea...
14 February 2017
The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) rose to 1.8 per cent in January on the previous year, up from 1.6 per cent reported in December. Inflation is now rising at its fastest rate since June 2014 when it was...
09 February 2017
We have entered 2017 in extraordinarily uncertain times. The political and economic environment has changed markedly over the last 12 months. It is difficult to remember a more challenging time to...
03 February 2017
Richard Lim, Chief Executive, Retail Economics said: "A toxic mix of rising operational costs and more expensive imports, driven by the collapse in sterling, has pushed up the cost of retailers doing...