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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

Wet February leads to plunge in shopping trips

Total UK footfall dropped 4.7% year on year, down from January’s 0.6% decrease, according to British Retail Consortium (BRC)-Sensormatic data.

Evening Standard · Mar 6

Major retailers warn Reeves tax rises in autumn could push up prices

Some of the county’s biggest chains have signed a letter to the Chancellor sent by trade body British Retail Consortium.

Evening Standard · Aug 21, 2025

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June heat and thunderstorms spell tough month for high street

Total UK footfall fell by 1.8% year-on-year in June, a dip from May’s 1.7% decline, according to British Retail Consortium-Sensormatic data.

Evening Standard · Jul 10, 2025

Shoplifting offences in England and Wales at highest level ever recorded

Total increased to 516,971 last year, official figures show, but retailers fear data ‘severely underestimates’ problem

The Guardian - UK · Apr 24, 2025

Shop price inflation eases for fifth consecutive month

Prices were 5.2% higher in October than a year earlier, according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC)-Nielsen Shop Price Index.

The Independent UK · Oct 31, 2023

Government ‘should make specific law to protect shop workers’

A survey found that incidents of violence and abuse nearly doubled in 2021-22 compared with before the pandemic.

The Independent UK · Sep 30, 2023

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Retailers must do more on diversity and inclusion among top executives – report

Researchers said their report aims to drive change in the industry by tracking progress made so far.

The Independent UK · Jun 13, 2023

Food inflation slows in May after April record, survey suggests

Food inflation fell to 15.4% in the year to May, according to a survey by the British Retail Consortium and Nielsen.

The Independent UK · May 29, 2023

Shoplifting in UK on the rise as food prices soar

Grocery price inflation hit record highs in March

The Independent UK · Mar 30, 2023

International Women's Day: 23 top British women business leaders for 2023

BusinessLive shines a light on some of the thousands of women exemplifying leadership around the UK

Birmingham Post · Mar 8, 2023

Europeans mock UK shoppers with photos of supermarket shelves full of fresh fruit and veg

Tesco has followed Aldi, Asda and Morrisons in introducing customer limits on certain fresh fruit and vegetables as shelves are stripped bare at supermarkets across the UK

Daily Mirror · Feb 22, 2023

Tesco follows Aldi, Asda and Morrisons with customer limits on fresh produce

The UK’s biggest supermarket is the latest to introduce customer limits on certain fresh produce to handle shortages.

The Independent UK · Feb 22, 2023

Asda, Morrisons, Aldi, Tesco and Sainsbury's update as shoppers hit with ration limits

Asda and Morrisons have both introduced a ration on the number of fresh produce shoppers can buy

Daily Record · Feb 22, 2023

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Daily Mirror · Feb 22, 2023

Tesco, Morrisons, Aldi and Asda issue statements on rationing as shelves lie empty

The British Retail Consortium (BRC) said shortages were expected to last a few weeks until the UK growing season begins and retailers found alternative suppliers

Daily Mirror · Feb 22, 2023

Asda and Morrisons fruit and veg rationing: All we know as other stores deny shortages

A combination of bad weather and transport problems in Africa and Europe has seen UK supermarket shelves left bare of tomatoes, as well as dwindling stocks of some other fresh produce

Manchester Evening News · Feb 21, 2023

We went to supermarkets across Greater Manchester in the hunt for tomatoes... and it felt like the Crystal Maze

'I think there are going to be challenges on availability of some food items'

Evening Standard · Feb 21, 2023

Tomato shortage widens to more fruit and vegetables and likely to last ‘weeks’

Asda and Morrisons are introducing a buying limit across certain types of fruit and vegetables

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Wales Online · Feb 21, 2023

Shoppers warned fruit and veg may have to be rationed

Shelves are already empty in some supermarkets

The Guardian - UK · Feb 6, 2023

UK apprenticeship levy is a £3.5bn mistake, say business leaders

Retailers, hospitality firms, tech industry and recruiters all say policy is holding back investment in training

Birmingham Post · Jan 27, 2023

North East ends year with highest rate of empty shops - despite rush of openings

Nationally, the number of empty stores dropped in the final quarter of 2022 but retailers are not back to pre-pandemic levels yet

Daily Mirror · Jan 25, 2023

Supermarket shoppers furious over 'ridiculous' price rises as dad walks out in disgust

Asda has come under fire and has been accused of hiking up their prices, as shoppers have slammed all the big four supermarkets of "taking advantage" of the cost of living crisis

The Guardian - UK · Jan 18, 2023

Cost of supermarket budget brands rose 20.3% in December, survey finds

Huge rise in cost of own-label ranges outstripped 12.6% increase in supermarkets’ luxury brands

The Independent UK · Jan 18, 2023

Basic groceries up by 30% as supermarket trust plummets – Which?

Butters and spreads rose by an ‘astonishing’ 29.4% year-on-year in December, according to tracking by watchdog Which?

Manchester Evening News · Jan 3, 2023

The big name shops that have vanished from Greater Manchester as scale of retail woes revealed

A staggering 47 stores shut up shop for the last time every day in 2022

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