British Retail Consortium

Covid crisis: Food supplies secure and festive stock in place

If resolution elusive, closure of gateway port to Europe in southern England is concerning

British business groups sound alarm over no-deal Brexit

Securing quick agreement ‘matters greatly for jobs and livelihoods’, bosses say

UK retail rebounds in bright spot for Covid-hit economy

Gloomy picture persists for high street despite sales volumes rising 0.8% in August

UK firms warn of struggle to repay pandemic government support

New threat to fragile recovery as SMEs say lockdown loans could lead to cuts, closures

Shoppers queue as high street stores reopen in England

Non-essential stores reopen for first time in 12 weeks with Primark among the busiest

UK’s hardline Brexit stance starts to sour relations with business

Industry leaders fear trading will be harder and more costly without comprehensive deal

Coronavirus: Harrods bans staff from wearing face masks with customers

London department store is big tourist attraction for Chinese shoppers

Von der Leyen ‘surprised’ at UK suggestion of Australia-style EU relationship

EU Parliament president says sides should be ‘way more ambitious’ with trade agreement

UK consumers cut back on spending again, adding to economic gloom

In the fourth quarter, volumes fell by 1%, their worst performance since early 2017

British shoppers keep spending despite worries about Brexit

But analysts warn about rise in credit card defaults in first quarter of the year

Is traditional retail on the verge of extinction?

In the UK insolvencies have jumped by more than a fifth since 2016

UK retail sales bounce as shoppers flock to January sales

Latest data bucks trend of slowing consumer spending ahead of Brexit deadline

No-deal Brexit: food giants warn MPs of price rises and supply chaos

British Retail Consortium ‘extremely concerned’ about effects of disorderly Brexit

British retailers count cost of brutal Christmas trading

Many retailers forced to cut prices to lure shoppers as Tesco outperforms rivals

Sports Direct chief calls for 20% tax on online sales

Mike Ashley tells MPs mainstream high street is ‘already dead’

What are British people stockpiling in case of messy Brexit?

Some Britons aren’t taking any chances on Brexit, and already have plans in place in case Britain runs out of food

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