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Seven reasons to be optimistic on the outlook of the UK retail sector

14 June 2015

The outlook for households and consumer spending is the brightest in recent memory. An unexpected majority government, no inflation, rising real wages, record level of employment and rising househo...

Review of the economic trends impacting the retail sector

03 June 2015

UK GDP rose by 0.3 per cent in the first quarter of 2015, compared with the previous quarter, completing nine consecutive periods of positive growth. Underlying momentum remains strong with the UK ec...

Interactive Overview of the UK Retail Sector – June 2015

03 June 2015

There is no doubt that the UK retail sector has turned a corner over the last two years. The long road to recovery since the global financial crisis is well underway.This interactive story giv...

Retail sales momentum remains strong in April

29 May 2015

Retail sales values non-seasonally adjusted rose by 0.8 per cent in April, according to the Office for National Statistics. The timing of Easter, falling in April last year against March this year,...

UK enters deflation - first time since 1960

20 May 2015

The UK finally tipped into deflation in April, according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics ONS. The Consumer Price Index fell from zero in March to -0.1 per cent in April,...

Boost in consumer confidence bodes well for the retail sector

07 May 2015

Preliminary estimates for GDP in the first quarter of 2015 slowed to 0.3 per cent compared with the previous quarter, down from 0.5 per cent in the last quarter of 2014. While other surveys had indic...

Is the recovery in households' spending bypassing the retail sector?

24 April 2015

Whilst the timing of an earlier Easter this year has made reading of retail sales more difficult this month, the latest set of data still offered encouraging signs that deflation in the high street an...

Inflation flatlines – although "technically" we are in deflationary times

14 April 2015

UK inflation held at zero in March, matching the record low of the previous month. It could yet fall into deflationary territory but, irrespective of a negative number, we expect inflation to remain...

Retail sales slow in February but outlook still positive

07 April 2015

Retail sales showed robust growth in February as positive economic fundamentals continue to underpin consumer spending and confidence. According to the ONS, retail sales were up by 5.1% (volume, exc....

UK on the verge of deflation

25 March 2015

The UK is on the verge of deflation with the latest data reporting the Consumer Price Index (CPI) falling to zero in February. As we have indicated in previous reports we believe a brief period of def...

Cocktail of falling inflation rising real incomes and robust economic growth tastes sweet on consumers palate

05 March 2015

Consumer spending continued to support overall growth in the economy in the last quarter of 2014. The second estimate of GDP remained unchanged suggesting the economy grew by 0.5% with household sp...

Falling inflation, rising real wages and consumers on a high

04 March 2015

The second estimate of GDP remained unchanged suggesting the economy grew by 0.5% in the fourth quarter of 2014 compared with the previous quarter. Consequently annual growth for the UK remained at...

Retail sales momentum continues into 2015

22 February 2015

Retail sales growth maintained strong underlying momentum in January with sales up by 2.6% on the previous year (values, non-seasonally adjusted). The underlying pattern in the rolling three-month on...

Inflation falls to an all-time low. Are retailers rebuilding margins?

18 February 2015

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) reached a record low of 0.3% in January, edging down from 0.5% reported in the previous month. We expect inflation to continue to fall through the first half of 2015 as...

UK Consumer: Stronger fundamentals underpin prospects for consumer spending in 2015

02 February 2015

The UK economy continues to tread a path of sustainable growth with preliminary estimates suggesting output was up 0.5% in the fourth quarter of 2014 compared with the previous quarter. This rounds o...

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Seven reasons to be optimistic on the outlook of the UK retail sector

Review of the economic trends impacting the retail sector

Interactive Overview of the UK Retail Sector – June 2015

Retail sales momentum remains strong in April

UK enters deflation - first time since 1960

Boost in consumer confidence bodes well for the retail sector

Is the recovery in households' spending bypassing the retail sector?

Inflation flatlines – although "technically" we are in deflationary times

Retail sales slow in February but outlook still positive

UK on the verge of deflation

Cocktail of falling inflation rising real incomes and robust economic growth tastes sweet on consumers palate

Falling inflation, rising real wages and consumers on a high

Retail sales momentum continues into 2015

Inflation falls to an all-time low. Are retailers rebuilding margins?

UK Consumer: Stronger fundamentals underpin prospects for consumer spending in 2015

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