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UK shoppers slash spending as price rises and energy bills bite

February figures from BRC highlight impact of cost of living crisis on British economy before budget

The Guardian - UK

Retail sales hold up better than expected in February

Total UK retail sales were up 5.2% in February against an increase of 6.7% last year, according to the BRC-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor.

The Independent UK

Violent and abusive attacks on retail staff double to 850 a day

Senior police officers have said they fear the anti-social behaviour is becoming “normalised”

Wales Online

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Calls for more police action as violence and abuse towards retail staff doubles

Last year, 100 retail cheif executives wrote to 41 Police and Crime Commissioners to report their concern for the rise in crime.

The Independent UK

Shop prices hit record high – again – and show no signs of falling

Food prices continue to rise despite overall inflation cooling in recent months

The Independent UK

Shop price inflation reaches record high, figures show

Shop prices are now 8.4% higher than they were a year ago, up from an 8% increase in January, according to the BRC-NielsenIQ Shop Price Index.

The Independent UK

Spanish and African weather blamed for vegetable shortage at city supermarkets

City supermarkets have been left struggling to fill their fresh fruit and veg shelves due to “difficult weather conditions” in southern Europe and Northern Africa. The city’s MSP, Evelyn Tweed, was contacted by constituents who raised concerns over

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Tomatoes and peppers in short supply as shoppers report empty shelves in supermarkets including Tesco and Aldi

Customers hit out at empty veg and salad shelves as experts blame bad weather in growing areas and the cost of living crisis

Chronicle Live

Why are there so many empty shelves in UK supermarkets right now?

“WHAT the heck is going on?” That question has summed up the concerns of many people across the UK as they head to their local shops only to…

The National (Scotland)

Some addiction treatment centers turn big profits by scaling back care

Near the end of his scheduled three-month stay at a rehab center outside Austin, Texas, Daniel McKegney was forced to tell his father in North Carolina that he needed more time and more money, he recently recalled.

Tribune News Service

UK shoppers rein in spending despite sales as cost of living crisis takes toll

British Retail Consortium says sales growth slowed in January amid soaring costs for energy and food

The Guardian - UK

Retailers suffer disappointing January as consumers brace for more bill rises

Total UK retail sales increased by 4.2% in January, less than half the 11.9% rise seen a year earlier, according to the BRC-KPMG retail sales monitor.

The Independent UK

Addiction treatment, bare-bones style

Charging high fees without guaranteeing access to evidence-based care is common in the addiction treatment industry

Salon

Warning food inflation not yet peaked as shop prices reach record high

‘Simply no way’ for those on the breadline to keep up with rocketing costs, poverty campaigners warn

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The Guardian - UK

Christmas and World Cup help UK retail sales rise in December

Total sales for the month increased by 6.9% compared with a year earlier despite cost of living crisis

Daily Mirror

Tesco vows to price-lock thousands of products until Easter to help with cost of living

Tesco says its price locks go “hand-in-hand” with its Aldi Price Match, Tesco Clubcard deals, and its own-brand products to help its customers with the rising cost of food

Wales Online

Cash payments halved in a year as shoppers turned to cards in pandemic

Lockdowns and online shopping meant that consumers changed their habits

The Independent UK

‘Cash use plunged in 2021 as shoppers turned to cards’

Cash usage fell to just 15% of all transactions in 2021, down from 30% in 2020, according to the BRC.

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The Guardian - UK

UK retailers boosted by November sales of winter coats and hot water bottles

Total sales rose by 4% but figures were helped by inflation masking lower volumes, says BRC

Daily Mirror

Which foods are rocketing in price and why - as prices go up by faster than inflation

Supermarket shoppers are grappling with increased prices for their groceries, with soaring food costs due to the war in Ukraine, high fuel prices, bird flu and more

Daily Mirror

Food inflation surges to record 12.4% - as price of meat, eggs and dairy all rise

New figures from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) show food inflation hit 12.4% in the year to November - up from 11.6% and the highest rate since BRC records began

The Guardian - UK

Bulb Energy takeover by Octopus cleared; anger over HSBC branch closures; food inflation at record – as it happened

The UK’s sale of collapsed Bulb Energy to Octopus Energy will go ahead after it was approved by a London judge this afternoon

The Independent UK

Food inflation surges to 12.4% amid predictions of ‘increasingly bleak’ winter

Fresh food prices are now 14.3% higher than last November, driven by the cost of meat, eggs and dairy.

Autosport

WTCR Bahrain: Michelisz wins race 2 as Azcona closes in on title

Norbert Michelisz came from seventh on the partially reversed grid to win the World Touring Car Cup's second Bahrain race, as BRC Hyundai team-mate Mikel Azcona closed on the title.

Autosport

Routec Racing and RAW Motorsports come out on top in Birkett Six Hour Relay

Handicap victory in the annual Birkett Six Hour Relay at Silverstone went the way of Routec Racing, as RAW Motorsports came home first in the scratch. While in the British Rally Championship, Ruairi Bell secured his first win on the Cambrian Rally

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