Period Covered: 01 – 07 April 2025 Shop price inflation increased to -0.1% year on year in April, against a decline of -0.4% in March. This is above the 3-month average of -0.4%. Non-Food inflation increased to -1.4% year on year in April, against a decline of -1.9% in March. This is above the 3-month average of […]
A survey of HR Directors (HRDs) of leading retailers reveals the scale of concerns about the impact of the Employment Rights Bill, which will be debated in the House of Lords today. Over 70% of retail HRDs felt the Bill would have a negative or very negative impact on their business, with fewer than one-in-ten […]
Responding to the latest ONS Retail Sales Index figures, which showed sales 3.8% by value, and up 3.3% by volume, Kris Hamer, director of insight at the British Retail Consortium, said: “Sales continued to grow in March as the sunshine and warm weather encouraged people to spend more. Clothing and footwear performed well as consumers sought to […]
Fieldwork conducted on 04-07 April 2025 According to BRC-Opinium data, consumer expectations over the next three months of: The state of the economy dropped significantly to -48 in April, down from -35 in March. Their personal financial situation worsened to -16 in April, down from -10 in March. Their personal spending on retail rose to +3 in April, up from 0 in March. […]
While only 0.06% of parcels were officially declared lost, this still amounts to approximately 3.72 million missing items over the four-month period. As well as 0.06% of parcels being officially declared by carriers as ‘lost’, the number of actually lost parcels could be as high as 0.7% due to parcels categorised as ‘potentially lost’, due […]
This year, Easter is in April, while last year it was in March. This calendar change distorts the year on year sales comparisons – resulting in an artificially higher April, but lower March sales. Covering the five weeks 02 March – 05 April 2025 UK Total retail salesincreased by 1.1% year on year in March, […]
Covering the five week 02 March – 05 April 2025 According to BRC-Sensormatic data: Total UK footfall decreased by 5.4% in March (YoY), down from 0.2% in February. High Street footfall decreased by 4.0% in March (YoY), down from 0.1% in February. Retail Park footfall decreased by 1.2% in March (YoY), down from 2.0% in February. Shopping Centre footfall decreased by 5.8% in March (YoY), down […]
The latest government Office for National Statistics (ONS) retail sales bulletin shows sales volumes – the amount we all bought – rose by 1% in February over January, despite predictions from analysts and consumers themselves that sales were likely to fall. Brits pluckily carried on shopping last month in spite of a wobble in consumer confidence, […]
Responding to the latest ONS Retail Sales Index figures, which showed sales up 3.0% by value, and up 2.2% by volume, Kris Hamer, director of insight at the British Retail Consortium, said: “Despite the damp, grey weather, retailers saw a solid boost to their sales in February. Computing and household electricals performed well as people continued […]
According to the latest report by the ONS there were 2.88m jobs in retail in December 2024.This is traditionally the high point of the year, with retailers employing more people during the key Christmas quarter. The four-quarter average was 2.84m jobs, 70,000 fewer than at the same point last year, and 249,000 fewer than five […]
