More bad news for retail but could this latest new proposal save the high street? 27th August 2019. Sales plunge at fastest rate since financial crisis The Confederation of British Industry’s (CBI) latest health check on the retail industry has

Business leaders urge rates reform 22th August 2019. Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Chancellor of the Exchequer Sajid Javid are being encouraged by business leaders to overhaul business rates, a system which was once described as “basically a poll tax”

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

Long payment terms in retail are unsustainable. 16th August 2019. Long payment terms in retail are notorious and regularly criticised by those in and outside the industry. A few months ago, Holland & Barrett became the first company to be

Relief as shoppers boost growth. 16th August 2019. Shoppers boost growth to provide much needed relief for the retail sector and show that the UK consumer is capable of shaking off recession fears and worries about a no deal brexit.