Retail, Shopping & Consumer Spending News

Following events like Black Friday, a 4.5% decline in high street shoppers during the Boxing Day sales is further a sign that the way in which we are spending our pounds is changing. Insights director...

Christmas can be a trying time of year if you’re one of the many people who find the elves, fairy lights and music nauseating rather than magical. What makes it worse is that you’re expected to buy...

According to a survey from the housing charity anchor, many older people find self service machines intimidating and unfriendly and can make shopping “a miserable experience”. The poll showed that out...

With Christmas fast approaching, retailers offer what seems like the perfect chance to nab some potential presents on the cheap in Black Friday sales. However, everything is not always as it seems,...

Round pounds are soon to be a thing of the past with the deadline for the old models looming. The new 12-sided model for the £1 coin was introduced to stop fraud, with an estimated 1 in 30 of old £1...

Retail spending figures for July have been released by The Office for National Statistics, with large increases in food spending preventing an overall drop compared to last month. On the one hand July...

It’s that time of year again, when shops online and on the high street prepare to unleash a storm of discounts onto the public for one day on the weekend starting Friday 25th November. With sales...

The dispute between Tesco and Unilever based on the latter’s plans to increase prices for its goods in the UK due to the weakened pound was resolved on Thursday evening. Fresh drops in the value of...

Despite recent data that showed poor performance and outlook in the manufacturing and services sectors, new data compiled by the same company showed that consumer spending grew in July. The data,...

The latest data from the British Retail Consortium and KPMG shows growth in consumer spending for June was at its slowest pace since 2009. The Retail Sales Monitor Report showed that sales in June...