PayPoint today announces that more than 1,000 members of the Federation of Independent Retailers (the Fed) have signed up to become PayPoint Park Super Agents, boosting their earning potential by over £1,000 per year. Park Christmas Savings, part of the PayPoint Group, is the UK’s biggest Christmas savings club, helping over 350,000 families to spread […]
American Express has strengthened its partnership with Booker Group, meaning thousands more independent retailers nationwide will be able to accept American Express Card payments under a new agreement. Eligible Premier, Londis, Budgens and Family Shopper retailers can now offer their customers a greater choice of payment options when paying in-store. The brands join an ever-increasing […]
Covering the five weeks 27 August – 30 September 2023 According to BRC-Sensormatic IQ data: Total UK footfall decreased by 2.9% in September (YoY), down from -1.6% in August. High Street footfall decreased by 1.7% in September (YoY), down from -0.9% in August. Retail Parks footfall decreased by 2.4% in September (YoY), down from 0.0% […]
Period Covered: 01 – 07 September 2023 Shop Price annual inflation decelerated further to 6.2% in September, down from 6.9% in August. This is below the 3-month average rate of 6.8%. Shop price growth is at its lowest since September 2022. Non-Food inflation eased to 4.4% in September, down from 4.7% in August. This is […]
With Christmas, Black Friday and Cyber Monday all fast approaching, many UK businesses are gearing up for what should be the busiest time of the year. But with inflation and living costs posing a challenge for many UK retailers, will customers still be looking to spend in the same way? A new report by SumUp, […]
86 retail leaders have signed a letter to the Home Secretary, Suella Braverman, demanding action over rising rates of retail crime. The 2023 BRC Crime Survey showed that incidents of violence and abuse towards retail colleagues had almost doubled on pre-pandemic levels to 867 incidents every day in 2021/22. It also put the scale of […]
UK stores have seen a 35% increase in crime in the past year and more than 900 staff were physically assaulted. As a result of the ongoing conversation surrounding the shoplifting epidemic, security experts at Get Licensed have shared their expert advice on how stores can tackle the rise of shoplifting and protect their customers […]
Retail sales volumes rose by an estimated 0.4% in August, following a fall of 1.1% in July (revised up from 1.2%). Sales volumes are up 0.3% in the three months to August 2023. The month saw a rise of 1.2% in food store sales and 0.6% in non-food store sales, non-store retail volumes fell 1.3%. Retail sales […]
Responding to the latest ONS Retail Sales Index figures, Helen Dickinson, chief executive of the British Retail Consortium, said: “Returning consumer confidence helped retail sales regain lost ground after a challenging July. Toiletries, cosmetics, and books performed particularly well as consumers purchased holiday essentials for their late summer getaways. Although white goods and other big-ticket […]
Quantum Metric, the customer-driven digital analytics platform, today announced the findings of its 2023 Inflation Habits Report which surveyed digital leaders in industries including retail, travel, hospitality, financial services, insurance, healthcare, gambling and telecommunications in the United States and the United Kingdom at the VP level or above. The report reveals that amid changing customer behaviour and digital investments, […]
