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Biggest sales drop in two years for UK retailers

11.10.11
Clothing retailers suffered their biggest sales drop in two years as demand wilted in the UK's mini heatwave, the British Retail Consortium (BRC) has said... more

City Spy: Italy trapped by Catch-22 of S&P

21.09.11
Is Italy doomed? On the Catch-22 logic of Standard & Poor's, it looks like it might be... more

Markets 'in fear territory' as shares crash £200bn

09.08.11
Shares plunge to their lowest level in more than a year as investors take fright at the rioting in London and turmoil on Wall Street... more

Choir sings out for homeless in London

26.04.11
A choir made up entirely of homeless people performed at Liverpool Street station to raise awareness about the problem in the capital.... more

Retail sector sees March sales crash

12.04.11
More evidence of the crisis on the UK high street emerges as the British Retail Consortium reveals the biggest sales drop in its history... more

Economy to grow less than expected, warns British Chambers of Commerce

08.03.11
The economy will grow by less than expected in 2011, the British Chambers of Commerce forecasts in calls echoing Mervyn King's warning last week... more

Retail sales bounce back in strongest growth since March

08.02.11
Shoppers eager to hit the high street after being trapped at home by the snow help retail sales bounce back in January, says the British Retail Consortium... more

Shoplifters walking off with '£400,000 of goods a day'

17.01.11
Shoplifters make off with goods worth almost £400,000 every day, British retailers say... more

Inflation edges up in shops - with more pain on the way

12.01.11
Rate of inflation in shops increases and consumers are warned that more price rises are on the way... more

Shops count cost of snow over chilly Christmas

11.01.11
Retail sales were at their worst in eight months in December as snowy weather and money worries caused shoppers to cut back on Christmas presents... more

Shops have mixed expectations for Christmas

13.12.10
Most retailers believe Christmas will be no worse than last year despite the pressures of the last 12 months and the snow’s impact on sales, a survey says... more

Shoppers' caution before cuts hits high street sales

12.10.10
Retail sales growth slows sharply as demand for non-food goods slides for the first time in more than a year... more

Mitchells & Butlers offloads pubs at £373m in retreat from city centres

20.08.10
Mitchells & Butlers disposes of 333 pubs across the country for £373 million to private-equity house TDR Capital... more

Retail recruiting drive leads the way in new jobs

30.07.10
Britain’s shops generated more jobs proportionately than any other part of the economy during the recession, according to new industry figures... more

Retailers in the sunshine with hot summer sales

13.07.10
The heatwave, World Cup and early summer discounts helped retail sales rebound last month... more

World Cup television sales give shops much-needed lift

08.06.10
A surge in demand for televisions ahead of the World Cup helps retail sales get over a slump in April... more

Food price inflation at slowest rate in three years

07.04.10
Food inflation is at its lowest level for more than three years, figures from British Retail Consortium show... more

Drax falls as Citigroup says there may be trouble ahead

21.01.10
It is one of the green lobby’s biggest enemies, and Drax Group has found itself out of favour in the City too... more

Employers' anger at rise in national insurance

09.12.09
Business leaders reacted with fury to plans to increase national insurance by even more than first planned... more

Sales surge lifts shops’ Christmas hopes

19.10.09
Retailers in London are hoping Christmas will not be as bad as feared after a dramatic surge in sales ... more

London’s retail sales shoot up 4.7% in heatwave

20.07.09
Retail sales jumped nearly 5% in London last month as the warm weather tempted shoppers nervous about the recession onto the High Street ... more

UK recovery hopes grow as pain eases

14.07.09
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

Christmas comes at last as sales spark £100m spree

22.12.08
Shops in the West End enjoyed one of their best weekends of the year as consumers, lured by unprecedented pre-Christmas discounts, spent more than £100million in just two days... 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

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

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

Bank chief: two years of high inflation to come

17.06.08
Record oil prices and soaring supermarket bills will keep the rate of inflation high for another two years, the Bank of England has warned... 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


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