The UK economy showed tentative signs of stabilising if not recovering, as the Bank of England weighed up whether to print more money to drive demand... more

UK shop price inflation rises to 2% in March

08.04.09

British shop price inflation rose in March as the weakness of sterling kept food prices high and boosted the cost of other imported goods, the British Retail Consortium has said... more

Capital's high streets buck recession with an increase in sales

16.03.09

Retail sales in London jumped last month as the capital shrugged off the recession blighting high streets elsewhere in Britain... more

Electrical goods to cost more as yen soars against pound

27.01.09

Gadget prices are set to soar on the high street because of the strength of the yen, experts warned... more

Footsie falls for fifth day as optimism wears thin

13.01.09

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Shops will have to keep on slashing prices

30.12.08

Retailers will be forced to offer big discounts long into the new year as they fight to survive the economic downturn, experts warned... more

Shoppers queuing for late bargains before stores open

24.12.08

Shoppers began queuing before stores even opened in the hope of picking up last-minute Christmas bargains... more

Bosses vent anger over plan for new stealth tax

03.12.08

Business slammed a new stealth tax revealed in the Queen's Speech, accusing the Government of damaging the economy... more

Toy sellers' double boost from VAT cut turmoil

25.11.08

The move to slash VAT could be particularly good news for Britain's struggling toy sector, which is now in line for two good Christmases on the trot... more

Crimewave hits high street as recession bites

10.11.08

Retailers are suffering a shoplifting crimewave as the economic downturn continues to bite, according to new figures on supermarket theft... more

Cost of living set to tumble

14.10.08

The cost of living is set to be brought down with record cuts in interest rates and a fall in inflation... more

Everyone is guilty: end the conspiracy of greed

29.09.08

Two banks nationalised, one bust, others taken over, thousands of jobs likely to be lost, the FTSE 100 through the floor, the effects likely to spill over into the rest of the economy — and still I'm not sure if we really get it... more

Cost of some foods rises 40 per cent

05.09.08

The cost of food has soared by more than eight per cent since the start of the year, according to a new survey... more

Food inflation blow for Bank of England

03.09.08

Food prices went up 10 per cent in the last 12 months, official figures show... more

Interest rate cut in doubt as food prices jump by 10 per cent

03.09.08

Economy: Hopes of an interest rate cut were fading as the soaring price of food threatened to drive already rampant inflation ever higher... more

Fat children's uniforms put a strain on parents' purse

22.08.08

The rise in child obesity has put a strain on parents' pockets because they have to pay tax on supersize school uniforms... more

Lehman, Credit Suisse and the rumour mill

22.08.08

One rule for banks — another for everybody else. In the US, the Federal Reserve phoned Credit Suisse to see if it had pulled a line of credit from Lehman Brothers... more

Retailers call for tax cuts in a bid to ease the sales pain

21.08.08

Struggling retailers have demanded tax cuts in a desperate plea to the Government in the face of the looming recession... more

Bank risking recession by leaving interest rates at 5%

07.08.08

The Bank of England is in danger of pushing the country into recession, business and retail leaders have warned... more

High St heavyweights go to war with landlords

04.08.08

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Boost for London's hopes on property and retail

21.07.08

London will stave off the worst of the house-price slump, and is still enjoying strong sales on the High Street, two major studies show... more

Family food bills soar by 7% as inflation pressure grows

09.07.08

Food prices have jumped by an average of seven per cent in a year in a further blow to households struggling to deal with the soaring cost of living... more

Record UK retail sales increase 'is misleading'

19.06.08

A record month-on-month jump in retail sales was dismissed in the City as a misleading statistical anomaly twisted by the UK's capricious meteorology... more

High street hit by rising costs, falling spending

15.04.08

Fears of a high street meltdown grew today as figures showed stores caught in a deadly squeeze between rising costs and weak consumer spending... more