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Warm weather and Easter weekend boosted UK spending in April, says Barclays

Consumers shrugged off anxiety over effect of US tariffs as card spending grew by 4.5% year on year

The Guardian - UK · May 12, 2025

Major supermarket announces new store trial which will track you as you shop

The trial will take place at Asda stores in Ashton, Chadderton, Harpurhey, Eastlands and Trafford Park in Greater Manchester

The Independent UK · Apr 3, 2025

FTSE 100 falls after plunging consumer confidence report

Polling by the British Retail Consortium found expectations for the economy worsened for the fifth consecutive month in February.

Evening Standard · Feb 20, 2025

PM insists Reeves in post for ‘many years’ amid calls to rule out tax hikes

Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch asked Sir Keir Starmer if the country could ‘afford four more years of his terrible judgments’.

Evening Standard · Jan 15, 2025

Two thirds of retailers to hike prices because of Rachel Reeves’ budget, industry warns

The British Retail Consortium said 67 per cent of the finance bosses they asked said they would raise prices

The Independent UK · Jan 15, 2025

Retailers warn of higher prices in 2025 and urge ministers to ease tax burden

Companies grappling with higher employment costs say price of food may rise by 4.2% in latter half of year

The Guardian - UK · Jan 9, 2025

Biden blocks Nippon Steel’s $15bn bid for US Steel over national security fears – as it happened

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news as the US president uses his final days in office to block a $15bn bid for US Steel

The Guardian - UK · Jan 3, 2025

Nearly 170,000 UK shop workers lost their jobs in 2024

Collapse of chains such as Homebase and Body Shop contributed to big rise, and another tough year is on the cards

The Guardian - UK · Dec 29, 2024

Christmas ‘disastrous’ for retailers as households battle ongoing cost pressures

Retail footfall was 11.4% down on last year over the final full week before Christmas, according to Rendle Intelligence and Insights.

The Independent UK · Dec 23, 2024

UK growth revised down to zero; firms warn economy is heading for ‘worst of all worlds’ – as it happened

UK GDP flatlined in the July-September quarter, ONS reports, as companies warn October budget has hurt economy too

The Guardian - UK · Dec 23, 2024