The Latest Breaking News from BRC

Retailers suffer sharp year-on-year decline in footfall

Total UK footfall was down 2.9% on last September, a significant drop from August’s 1.7% decline, according to the BRC and Sensormatic.

Evening Standard · Oct 8

Consumer confidence stumbles amid warnings Budget must provide reassurance

Consumer expectations for the economy over the next three months fell from minus 28 to minus 34 this month, according to the BRC and Opinium.

The Independent UK · Sep 23

Budget 'tax rises': Cabinet minister brushes aside calls to reverse £20bn NI hit on firms so they hire more young people

‘We’ve asked business to pay more in recent years but it's not true to say youth unemployment problem began a year ago,’ says Work Secretary Pat McFadden

Evening Standard · Sep 8

Retailers yet to feel ‘Burnham bounce’ as heatwave keeps shoppers away

Total UK footfall was down 2.1% on a year earlier, but an improvement on the 3.4% drop seen in June, according to British Retail Consortium (BRC)-Sensormatic data

The Independent UK · Aug 6

Shop price inflation slows amid warnings of pressures on the horizon

Shop prices are now 0.9% higher than a year ago, down from June’s 1.2%, according to British Retail Consortium (BRC)-NIQ figures.

Evening Standard · Jul 27

Utah's Representatives Sold Off-Roaders, Hunters, Campers, And Their Constituents Out With Latest Attack on Public Lands

A host of Utah's elected representatives recently worked with the Trump Administration to, once again, shrink Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Parks by 90%, selling out their constituents and selling them a lie that you couldn't do anything, when the only thing barred was mining extraction and development.

RideApart · Jul 17

World Cup and sunshine prompt UK consumers to splash out on beer and online shopping

Despite spending increase in June, Barclays says most people still pessimistic about economy

The Guardian - UK · Jul 13

Heatwave leads to sharp decline in footfall as hot weather keeps shoppers away from high street

Total UK footfall was down 3.4% year on year last month

The Independent UK · Jul 9

Shop price inflation remains unchanged despite warnings of Middle East knock-on

Prices remained 1.2% higher than a year ago in June, the British Retail Consortium and NIQ said.

Evening Standard · Jun 29

Everyone Blames AI for Retail Layoffs: The Warn Notices Tell a Different Story

Discover the truth behind 2026 retail layoffs in the UK. Mergers and rising costs, not AI, are impacting entry-level jobs. Learn how this affects your family.

International Business Times UK · Jun 24