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Sunny September boosts food and drink spend, but fuel inflation fuels growth

Retail
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13 Oct 2026
by Amanda Vlietstra
Card spending grew 2.0 per cent in September, according to Barclays' latest Consumer Spend report. This was slightly lower than August’s 2.1...
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Retail rebounds in August but the Autumn Budget could prove make or break

Industry
18 Sep 2026
by Amanda Vlietstra
Retail sales volumes rebounded from July’s slump to increase by 0.5% in August, according to the latest figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS).
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Retail sales fall in July – but consumer confidence improves

Industry
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21 Aug 2026
by Amanda Vlietstra
Retail sales volumes fell in July after two consecutive months of increases, according to the latest ONS (Office of National Statistics) data.
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Consumer card spending grew 4.5% in April

Payments
13 May 2025
by Katie Searles
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Gen Z spending provides consumer confidence boost, says BRC

Customer
20 Mar 2025
by Katie Searles
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Halfords and Homebase sales fall during “very challenging time for consumers”

Performance
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28 Feb 2024
by Katie Searles
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UK consumer confidence dips in February

Data
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23 Feb 2024
by Katie Searles
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M&S finds 46% of shoppers making ‘value’ top priority

Customer
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24 Jan 2024
by Katie Searles
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Matalan makes omnichannel investment a strategic priority as it reports full-year sales growth and narrowing losses

Strategy and Innovation
24 Jun 2022
by Chloe Rigby
consumer confidence
Zalando operates 14 fulfilment centres across Germany

Zalando lowers full-year expectations as wider consumer confidence falls 

Strategy and Innovation
24 Jun 2022
by Chloe Rigby
consumer confidence
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