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NewsCity snapshot: High street sees first Christmas footfall rise in five years
Continuing the surprisingly strong festive retail results of last week, the BRC – Springboard footfall numbers for December have found the first festive rise in high street footfall for five years. Plus a look at the week ahead and all the latest news from the City.
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NewsCity snapshot: Consumer spending growth slows over Christmas
Consumer spending rose by 2.6% year-on-year in the festive period, though this represents a slowdown from a strong November according to Visa
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NewsCity Snapshot: Deflation eases again as ambient prices rise
Deflation continued to ease in December, according to the monthly BRC-Nielsen shop price index, with overall shop prices down 1.4%
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NewsRetail growth will stagnate under Brexit and Trump says KPMG
Retail Think Tank members predict overall retail growth of just 0.5% in 2017
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Comment & OpinionCPI Inflation rise tops expectations as food deflation eases
The UK Consumer Prices Index has risen by 1.2% in the year to November as food deflation continued to ease during the month.
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NewsCity snapshot: Black Friday fails to halt retail footfall decline
Retail footfall fell 1% during November despite the Black Friday sales event, with high street footfall dropping for its third consecutive month
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Analysis & FeaturesTrade impact of Brexit remains a mixed picture
The UK’s trade deficit fell back to £2bn in October compared to £5.8bn in September. So a great success for Brexit Britain? Not so fast.
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Analysis & FeaturesDeflation eases back to its lowest in nearly two years
Supermarket price deflation has eased back to its lowest level in almost two years
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NewsCity snapshot: Food drives November retail sales rise as Black Friday falls flat
UK retail sales were up 0.6% like-for-like in November, driven by a strong rise in total food sales as Black Friday failed to boost general merchandise sales. Plus the rest of this morning’s news from the City
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NewsAutumn Statement 2016: UK economy wobbles as Brexit feeds uncertainty
Chancellor Philip Hammond has warned that growth in the UK economy is set to slow down and borrowing will rise in the wake of uncertainty created by Brexit.
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NewsAutumn Statement 2016: Snap industry reaction
Following this afternoon’s autumn statement announcement by the chancellor Philip Hammond, here is a round-up of comments from industry figures on the likely effect on the UK economy over the next fiscal year
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NewsFood-to-go market set to grow by over a third by 2021
IGD predicts the market will grow 34.8% from £16.1bn to £21.7bn by 2021
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Analysis & FeaturesIs the Chancellor likely to slash VAT in Autumn Statement?
Do Brexit pressures warrant this highly controversial measure?
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NewsDiscounter growth falls to lowest level for five years
Growth at Aldi and Lidl has slowed to the lowest level since the end of 2011 as Tesco and Morrisons have started to make steady recoveries, according to Nielsen retail performance data.
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Analysis & FeaturesInflationary pressures build but deflation still persists
This week the media’s inflationary focus has turned to Birds Eye fish fingers, Walkers Crisps, and smaller Toblerones…
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Analysis & FeaturesDonald Trump elected US president: what are the implications for food & drink?
We round up industry and City views on trade relations, the impact on sterling and inflation
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NewsAldi makes debut in dine in for two battle
Aldi looks set to open another front in the price war by moving into the dine in for two market
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NewsShoppers still prefer high street for valuable purchases
A report by Barclays also showed a growing demand for high street shops to adapt to modern technology
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NewsCity snapshot: Supermarket savings boost eating out in the UK
UK consumers are eating out more and making use of growing delivery options as they save on their weekly food shop, new research has found
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Analysis & FeaturesRising inflation has curbed spending power, reports Asda
The latest figures from the Asda Income Tracker show annual spending growth dropped to under £10