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‘Consumers are wary of another cost-of-living crisis’
12+ hour, 47+ min ago (83+ words) Retail Week ‘Consumers are wary of another cost-of-living crisis’ Retailers must give shoppers clear reasons to put purchases back on their lists, and review their own profit and cost structures, advises Alvarez & Marsal’s Erin Brookes Retailers are likely to be…...
Grocery inflation eases to lowest level since 2024 as sales pick up
3+ hour, 59+ min ago (92+ words) Retail Week Grocery inflation eases to lowest level since 2024 as sales pick up Sales picked up and price rises slowed to their lowest rate since 2024 in the four weeks to 12 July, a month shaped by record temperatures and a packed…...
Primark lowers prices on hundreds of products
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (55+ words) Retail Week Primark lowers prices on hundreds of products Primark has lowered the prices across hundreds of its bestselling womenswear, menswear and kidswear styles. The investment forms part of Primark’s new era of ‘Iconic Value’ under its strategy to strengthen…...
‘Retail has developed generations of workers. Now let us develop the next one’
2+ week, 1+ day ago (84+ words) Retail Week ‘Retail has developed generations of workers. Now let us develop the next one’ The Employment Rights Act could make flexible roles harder to offer, reducing opportunities in retail rather than expanding them, warns BRC chief executive Helen Dickinson…...
Chart of the Week: Sunny weather boosts online shopping?
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (195+ words) Retail Week Chart of the Week: Sunny weather boosts online shopping? The new BRC numbers suggest retail sales grew faster than inflation in May, with year-on-year growth in non-food online sales hitting its highest rate since December, 2024 It looks like…...
‘Middle East conflict is unlikely to be the last geopolitical shock to test global supply chains’
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (195+ words) Retail Week ‘Middle East conflict is unlikely to be the last geopolitical shock to test global supply chains’ As uncertainty becomes structural, not sporadic, retail’s winners will be those with the most adaptable supply chains, believes Manhattan Associates’ Martin Lockwood…...
M&S chair: Britain has never been ‘less friendly to growth’
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (44+ words) Retail Week M&S chair: Britain has never been ‘less friendly to growth’ Marks & Spencer chair Archie Norman has warned that Britain has “rarely in history” been this anti-growth. Want to read more?...
‘It’s nonsensical to make hiring harder as youth unemployment climbs’
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (57+ words) Retail Week ‘It’s nonsensical to make hiring harder as youth unemployment climbs’ Retail is the biggest private employer in the country. As rising youth unemployment stokes concern, retailers could help more if the government would let them, says George MacDonald…...
‘Consumer spending squeeze will sort the strong from the weak’
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (52+ words) Retail Week ‘Consumer spending squeeze will sort the strong from the weak’ As inflationary impacts continue, retailers and FMCG brands have to work to prove they deserve a place in household spending, warns Kantar’s Jauneen Tarin Want to read more?...
Retail sales grow ahead of expectations in March as consumers stock up on fuel
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (70+ words) Retail Week Retail sales grow ahead of expectations in March as consumers stock up on fuel The volume of goods bought rose by 0.7% in March, down from 0.6% in February. The ONS said that fuel sales rose sharply during the month…...