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Debenhams and M&S report slump

Shops suffer worst December for 10 years with 0% growth

Sale shop retail
Heavy discounting has not lured shoppers (pic: Terry Murden DB Media Services)   Retailers suffered their worst Christmas for 10 years as shops were hit by a fall in consumerRead More

BRC analyst

Interview: Rachel Lund, retail economist

Rachel Lund
Counting the cost of change

Crisis mounts on high street

Retailers demand help as shop job losses accelerate

Jaeger
Further government action is being demanded to help retailers after new figures showed

'Wake-up call' for policy makers

Retailers call for action as shops axe more jobs

David Lonsdale
Retailers are demanding action to reduce costs which are forcing companies out of business and putting shop staff out of work.

Worst figures on record

Chancellor urged to deliver ‘shoppers’ Budget’

Prince St retail shopping
Chancellor Philip Hammond has been urged to deliver a "shoppers' Budget" following the worst growth in non-food items since records began...

Import bills could rocket

Food bills face 22% rise without Brexit deal

David Lonsdale
Food bills could rocket by a fifth unless there is an agreement on trade with the EU, according to retail analysts...

As commodity prices rise..

Era of low shop prices ‘coming to an end’

Prince St retail shopping
An era of low prices in the shops is coming to an end as retailers are forced to pass rising commodity prices on to consumers...

Warning from retailers

Food facing 22% tax rise with no EU deal

Helen Dickinson
Food prices could rocket if Prime Minister Theresa May fails to reach a trade deal with Brussels..

As I See It

Would online sales taxes save our shops?

Shop going online
Is it time to use the tax system to put the brakes on their biggest threat – online retailers?

Supermarket chain in good shape

Morrisons enjoys best sales growth for seven years

Morrisons
Morrisons reported its strongest Christmas trading performance for seven years as figures for the sector show shoppers defying the squeeze on disposable income...