Consumer Spending

Who are we supposed to believe when the figures are so discrepant?

I don’t know about you, but, being a journalist, I don’t like being forced to have a stab in the…

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Consumer spending up 4.2%, says Barclaycard

Consumer spending in the UK rose 4.2% in May amid falling prices combined with greater confidence.  According to the latest…

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Shop prices fall for 25th consecutive month

Shop prices were down 1.9% in May compared with the same time last year – unchanged from April’s rate of…

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One in ten consumers considering smartwatch purchase

One in 10 consumers (10%) is considering buying a smartwatch in 2015, according to the Barclaycard Consumer Spending Report for…

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Valentine’s Day sales increase in 2015

Jewellers benefitted from a strong Valentine’s Day as sales of jewellery were up 7.3% in February compared to the same…

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Hallmarking set to top 10m items for first time in three years

The total number of hallmarked items is set to top 10 million for the first time since 2011, the latest…

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FEATURE: The End of the Gold Rush

The gold price has stabilised, and the slump in gold hallmarking has bottomed out. And now that the commodity traders…

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UK economic outlook ‘exceptionally strong’, says CBI

The CBI has announced that the economic outlook for the next three months is “exceptionally strong and broad-based”, and growth…

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Retail business running costs up £20bn since 2006

A British Retail Consortium (BRC) commissioned study by Oxford Economics has revealed that retailers’ operating costs have increased by a…

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Britain’s shop vacancy rates reduce in 2012

The shop vacancy rate average in Great Britain reduced during 2012, reports the Local Data Company’s (LDC).

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