What do the latest UK productivity figures reveal? 9th October 2019. James Salmon, Operations Director. Why does labour productivity  matter so much? Productivity measures the amount of output we get as a country from each worker. In the long term,

As insolvencies rise, could you spot the warning signs in your customers? 8th October 2019. James Salmon, Operations Director.   Global insolvencies are rising for the first time in the decade since the 2008 financial crash – with the greatest

Financial optimism index points to fragility in consumer confidence. 20th August 2019 A key index into household financial confidence points to a fragility in consumer confidence. The IHS Markit’s monthly household finance index has dipped to a three-month low, falling

Income and wellbeing up, but consumers fear for the economy 13th August 2019. Despite household income rising and scores for wellbeing increasing, British consumers fear for the economy in general, with worries over rising unemployment at a six-year high and

High street suffers while online sales soar 9th August 2019. BDO’s latest high street sales tracker reveals that like-for-like sales in the UK’s high street stores were subdued last month, rising by 0.1%, and putting increased pressure on embattled retailers.