It is the latest setback for the beleaguered retail sector as it grapples with a huge rise in costs imposed by Labour's ...

Analysts say a late Black Friday this year has distorted sales figures, but consumers’ are exercising ‘underlying caution’ on ...

Spending on household essentials has fallen at its sharpest pace in five years as Budget gloom hits consumer confidence.

Retailers faced lacklustre sales again in November as weak consumer confidence continues to weigh on the sector's 'golden ...

A later Black Friday this year, resulting in artificially weaker November figures, still could not disguise figures suggesting it is 'unlikely to be a bumper Christmas for all' analysts suggest ...

According to figures published by Barclays, essential spending fell by 3.1 per cent in November, the sharpest monthly fall ...

It seems to have been more 'Grey Friday' than Black Friday, with the Christmas retail rush yet to get underway.

Travel agents and airlines defied a post-Budget slump in essential consumer card spending last month, new Barclays data ...

Growth in non-essential spending last month (November) was largely driven by a strong performance in bars, pubs and clubs, ...

The policy measures introduced recently to reduce the financial burden on and ease access for homebuyers have been ...

A US soft landing scenario should give way to reflation as we move deeper into 2025, while a divergence in policies, economic ...

More than 72 million people are expected to shop during Cyber Monday, according to the National Retail Federation. Consumers ...