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Sales Slow in August, Yet Furniture Remains Positive
Sep 13, 2016Sales slowed in August as the Olympics and outdoor activities diverted shoppers’ attention, reports BRC-KPMG in its latest Retail Sales Monitor. On a total basis, sales declined 0.3%, against a 0.1% increase in August 2015. This is ...
Tags: BRC-KPMG
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Online Sales Fare Well in July
Aug 15, 2016Online sales of non-food products in the UK continued to outperform the market in July, growing 11.2% YOY. This is lower than the above-trend growth of 14.7% seen in July 2015, but up from the previous month (9%) and in line with the ...
Tags: online sales
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May Sees Highest High Street Footfall Since 2013
Jun 20, 2016Retail footfall in May was up 0.3% YOY, according to the latest BRC-Springboard Footfall and Vancancies Monitor. This was better than the 2.4% decline seen in April, and significantly above the three month average of -1.7%. High street ...
Tags: footfall, high street
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BRC Calls For Government Support As Retail Footfall Decreases
Mar 16, 2016UK retail footfall in February was 1.1% down on a year ago – lower than the 1.2% rise seen in January and the three-month average rate of -0.8% – according to the latest BRC/Springboard Footfall and Vacancies Monitor. ...
Tags: BRC, Retail football, Goverment support
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Furniture Retail Sales Buoy Slower February
Mar 13, 2016Furniture was again the top-performing category and the main contributor to retail growth in February, according to the latest BRC-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor. After hitting a record of +16 in January, GfK’s Major Purchase Index ...
Tags: Furniture, retail sales
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July Sees More Shops But Fewer Shoppers
Aug 17, 2015Retail footfall in July was 1.1% lower than a year ago, up from the 1.5% fall in June and slightly above the three-month average of -1.2%, according to the BRC/Springboard Footfall Monitor for July 2015. High streets and shopping centres ...
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UK Retail Sales See 2.2 Per Cent Lift as Consumer Confidence Finds Way to The Till, Says BRC
Aug 12, 2015Spurred by the summer weather and fixed interest rates, the group is hopeful consumer confidence will 'ride high into August'. Total UK retail sales have seen a 2.2 per cent lift on a like for like basis from July 2014, as improved ...
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March Sales Slow But Steady
Apr 15, 2015UK retail sales increased by 3.2% on a like-for-like basis from March 2014, when they had decreased 1.7% on the preceding year. On a total basis, sales were up 4.7%, against a 0.3% fall in March 2014. Adjusted for the BRC-Nielsen Shop Price ...
Tags: UK retail sales, retail sales
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Toy Stores Need to Start Catering to a Digital Savvy Audience
Apr 1, 2015Clare Rayner, founder of the Future High Street Summit, believes retailers need to start catering to a digital savvy audience, whether through stocking innovative products or boosting the in-store experience with tech. Toy stores need to ...
Tags: Toy Stores, social media, Toys
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Danny Alexander Launched The Most Wide-Ranging Review of National Business Rates
Mar 25, 2015The Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Danny Alexander, has launched the most wide-ranging review of national business rates in a generation – paving the way for changes to how businesses across England pay the tax. The review, set to ...
Tags: The Chief Secretary, Review, Furniture
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Consumer Confidence Influences Footfall Growth
Feb 15, 2015Footfall in January was 1.2% lower than a year ago, down on the 0.7% fall in December. Shopping centres reported the largest decline, falling 2.8%, while high streets experienced a 1.6% decline in footfall, up on the 1.8% fall in December. ...
Tags: Consumer Confidence, Footfall
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Furniture Closed 2014 with Success as Held Top Rank for Growth on a 12-Month Rolling Basic
Jan 14, 2015UK retail sales declined by 0.4%, on a like-for-like basis from December 2013, when they had increased 0.4% on the preceding year, finds the latest BRC-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor. On a total basis, sales were up 1%, against a 1.8% rise in ...
Tags: home categories, Furniture
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Overall Shop Prices Reported Deflation for The 20th Consecutive Month in December
Jan 12, 2015Overall shop prices reported deflation for the 20th consecutive month, decelerating to 1.7% in December, after reporting deflation of 1.9% in November, according to the latest BRC-Nielsen Shop Price Index. On a 12-month average basis, the ...
Tags: input costs, Shop Price Index, Furniture
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UK Retailers Have Welcomed a Historic and Landmark European Agreement
Dec 22, 2014UK retailers have welcomed a historic and landmark European agreement to cap the anti-competitive cost of processing debit and credit card payments (interchange fees). According to the BRC – whose members have long campaigned ...
Tags: credit card, Payment Systems, Furniture
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BRC-Nielsen Shows Non-Food Deflation Slow Marginally to 2.9% in November From 3.1% in Oct
Dec 15, 2014The BRC-Nielsen Shop Price Index for November 2014 shows that overall shop prices reported deflation for the nineteenth consecutive month, unchanged at 1.9% in November. Non-food deflation slowed marginally to 2.9% in November from 3.1% in ...
Tags: Non-food prices, Furniture