Economy – Page 4
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Comment and OpinionWhy you must understand the shoppers your ad didn’t reach
Retail media is a closed loop – most importantly, you know who buys the product without seeing the ad, says Joel Hopwood, co-founder at SMG
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NewsCity snapshot: UK food inflation continues to decelerate
Annual shop price inflation dropped to 6.9% in August as food inflation continues to decelerate, albeit food price growth remains in double digits
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NewsCity snapshot: UK consumer confidence improves in August
UK consumer confidence continued to improve in August as falling inflation has boosted economic expectations
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NewsCity snapshot: Grocery sales growth slows to lowest level since January
Poor weather and persistent inflation hit volumes throughout July
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NewsCity snapshot: Wet weather dampens UK retail sales in July
UK retail sales fell back last month as wet weather and persistent inflation hit sales volumes
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NewsCity snapshot: Easing inflation drives grocery sales growth slowdown
UK grocery sales growth fell back sharply in July as price inflation continues to ease, according to the latest market share figures from Kantar
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NewsCity snapshot: Recession fears ease as UK GDP jumps 0.5% in June
UK GDP grew by an unexpectedly strong 0.5% in June to take overall growth for the second quarter to 0.2%
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NewsCity snapshot: Wet weather dampens UK retail demand
UK retail sales growth fell back in July as damp weather and persistent inflation hit shopper activity, according to the monthly BRC-KPMG retail sales monitor
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NewsCity snapshot: July retail sales rebound despite wet weather
July saw small increase in sales, according to data from accountancy firm BDO, but slowed in the second half of the month by wet weather
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NewsCity snapshot: Warm weather boosts June retail sales
The hottest June on record boosted UK retail sales last month, according to the BRC-KPMG Retail sales monitor, though sales growth continues to significantly lag inflation
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NewsCity snapshot: Warm weather boosts grocery sales volumes in June
A June heatwave helped improve grocery volumes and saw sales edge upwards, according to new data from NIQ
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NewsGrocery price inflation eases to its lowest level since 2022
Like-for-like grocery price inflation has dropped to its lowest level since 2022 and now sits at 16.5%, according to the latest market share data from Kantar
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Comment and OpinionFood price caps should be resisted by ministers at all costs
The lessons of failed market interventions in the 1960s and 1970s are clear, says Ian Wright, co-chair of the Food & Drink Export Council
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NewsCity snapshot: UK retail sales fall for the first time in three years
Like-for-like UK retail sales fell back in May to end a 26-month run of positive growth, according to figures from BDO
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Comment and OpinionHow the north-south divide is playing out in cost of living crisis
Real household inflation is not equal across the UK when weighted for the proportion of household spend, says Steph Cullen, head of UK CPG at Circana
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NewsCity snapshot: UK retail sales bounce back in April
UK retail sales volumes have bounced back to growth of 0.5% in April, following a fall of 1.2%
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NewsCity snapshot: Grocery price inflation continues to ease
Grocery price inflation has edged back down for the second consecutive month, according to the latest market share data from Kantar
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NewsCity snapshot: UK retail sales growth stagnates amid weak clothing performance
UK retail sales growth remained flat in April as sales volumes stayed well below inflation and consumer demand showed signs of weakening
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NewsCity snapshot: Food inflation hits new high but pricing predicted to ease
Food inflation reached another record high in April but the rate of price inflation may have peaked
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NewsCity snapshot: UK vacancy rate stabilises amid retailer caution
The UK retail vacancy rate ended five quarters of post-Covid improvement in the first three months of 2023, remaining at 13.8% amid widespread caution in the retail sector.