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Will London’s battered high streets get the Christmas boost they need?

After a grim year, retailers are panicking that shoppers aren’t spending enough to help them survive January, writes Jonathan Prynn

Evening Standard · Dec 15, 2025

Overbaked prices? What a Greggs sausage roll and Pret meal deal say about how much Britons will pay

Food inflation pushes consumers to the limits of what they are willing to spend, costing retailers sales

The Guardian - UK · Sep 19, 2025

U.K. retail sales in December hid the truth about the ‘golden quarter’

As we head into 2025, despite a more positive outlook, retail will continue to experience a cautious consumer and an uncertain economy.

Fortune · Jan 28, 2025

Surge in London businesses filing for administration in 2023 as costs rise

The number of London companies falling into administration soared 37% last year, with key sectors such as property, hospitality and retail particularly hard hit, new figures show.

Evening Standard · Jan 29, 2024

Challenges: Why a host of luxury retailers are feeling the chill during this Winter

The post-Christmas retail reporting season is well underway, and the City has observed two clear trends. There are grocers cheering solid festive growth with sales warmed by huge appetite for pigs in blankets, turkeys and party food, and then there are some luxury brands that have given updates- during the…

Evening Standard · Jan 22, 2024

Boxing Day footfall rises but number of shoppers is well down on pre-Covid levels

Weaker Christmas spending amid cost of living crisis and fewer shops opening cut visitor numbers by 30% on 2019

The Guardian - UK · Dec 26, 2023

Sparks flies: how frumpy Marks & Spencer became fashionable again

Four years ago the venerable retailer fell out of the FTSE 100, suffering a humiliating blow to its prestige. But now it has turned things around

The Guardian - UK · Sep 3, 2023

Curb bottled water ads and tax shrink-wrap to cut UK pollution, says report

Exclusive: Big water brands forecast to grow with UK on track to use 2.8bn bottles a year by 2026, finds research

The Guardian - UK · Jun 12, 2023

Inflation will add £18.2bn to UK non-food retail sales, shows survey

Survey shows 80 per cent of retailers planning to increase the price of products

The Independent UK · Feb 8, 2023

Retailers hope busy shopping period will reduce stock filling up warehouses

Improved delivery times from suppliers has caught out many big-name shops such as Marks & Spencer

The Guardian - UK · Nov 27, 2022