Shoe retailer Office slips 2nd July 2019. Yet more woe for the high street as Shoe retailer Office announces it is preparing for a restructuring that could result in shop closures. A plan for the UK chain, which employs almost

Manufacturing downturn deepens. 1st July 2019. The UK manufacturing PMI has fallen to its lowest level since February 2013 as the manufacturing downturn deepens. The June IHS Markit/CIPS UK manufacturing purchasing managers’ index (PMI) showed a reading of 48, down

Bank of England cuts growth predictions after “weak” six months 28/06/2019 The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of England  has warned of a weakening outlook for the UK economy, as ongoing political uncertainty threatens to impact trade for

UK retail endures biggest storm in a decade. 26th June 2019. On 19th June we wrote a blog looking at all the woes hitting the retail sector today more news has come out to highlight how UK retail is suffering

Consumer Spending growth set to slow 25th June 2019. Analysis by EY Item Club suggests consumer spending growth will slow from 1.8% in 2018 to 1.6% in 2019 and 1.7% in 2020. The report also suggests employment growth will slow