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Queuing cars waiting to buy fuel at a BP petrol filling station in Berkshire last month as British drivers panic buy fuel. Image: Amani A/Shutterstock.com

Shoppers rein in spending both online and across channels, as confidence appears to be affected by fuel queues and wider shortages

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by Chloe Rigby
Shoppers spent less online and across channels in September as confidence appeared to take a knock – perhaps following fuel shortages and wider supply chain issues...
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Retail sales grow at a record pace, driven by spending both online and offline as the economy continues to reopen

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by Chloe Rigby
Ecommerce grew strongly in June, helping retail sales across all channels to a record quarter, the latest British Retail Consortium figures suggest. Meanwhile, Barclaycard data...
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Retail sales shift away from online in April as shops reopen – but 41% of UK retail still ecommerce; consumer spending grows 0.4%

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by Chloe Rigby
Retail sales figures from the BRC and consumer spending figures from Barclaycard today suggest a move back to stores and hospitality venues in April. Online...
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Online sales grow fast in locked-down March – with a strong recovery for clothing sales and a fall in beer and wine sales: BRC and IMRG

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by Chloe Rigby
Online sales continued to grow quickly during March, the final month of lockdown 3.0. The British Retail Consortium (BRC) says almost 60% of sales...
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Online sales grew by a third as shoppers shielded from Covid-19 in 2020 – but total sales fell by a record 0.3%: BRC

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by Chloe Rigby
UK online sales grew by more than a third in 2020 as shoppers shifted to ecommerce to stay safe during the Covid-19 pandemic – but...
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Retail output slumped by 22.5% in Q2 2020, as UK GDP fell by a record 20.4%

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by Chloe Rigby
Retail and wholesale output fell by 22.5% in the second quarter of 2020 – between April and June – compared to the same time last year...
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Shoppers continued to spend in July online despite store reopenings – while footfall still a third lower than last year

Industry
by Chloe Rigby
Shoppers continued to spend strongly online last month, with ecommerce surging at a pace that slowed only slightly as shops reopened, new figures from the...
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Retail sales grow overall in January – but a sharp decline in department store ecommerce sales hits non-food online

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by Chloe Rigby
Retail bucked the longer-term trend of sales decline in January, with sales up both online and in-store compared to both the previous month...
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Retail sales flat in January, according to the BRC, but Barclaycard detects rising consumer confidence

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by Chloe Rigby
Shoppers spent more on both essential and non-essential items in January, new data from Barclaycard suggests. But retail categories including clothing and electronics both...
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