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Home sales tail off as housing market boom ends and online slows

by Robert Carruthers
Fri, Jul 23, 2021

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British shoppers resign themselves to a staycation summer

by ConsumerCast
Fri, Jun 18, 2021

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April retail figures show UK consumers still focused on the home

by Robert Carruthers
Fri, May 21, 2021

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What if the coiled spring of UK retail spending isn't coiled?

by ConsumerCast
Fri, Apr 23, 2021

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Retail may not get quite the post Covid bounce back it is expecting

by Robert Carruthers
Mon, Mar 01, 2021

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Fashion the retail victim again as online gallops ahead

by Robert Carruthers
Fri, Dec 18, 2020

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August sees cracks starting to show in retail V

by Robert Carruthers
Thu, Sep 24, 2020

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Why July retail mini boom may be as good as it gets

by Robert Carruthers
Fri, Aug 28, 2020

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July retail figures show consumers still home focused

by Robert Carruthers
Fri, Aug 21, 2020

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Retail recovery is a strange kind of V

by Robert Carruthers
Fri, Jul 24, 2020

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UK consumers saved in April and now it is time for retailers to cash in

by Robert Carruthers
Thu, May 28, 2020

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This is what April's consumer horror show is likely to look like

by Robert Carruthers
Tue, Apr 28, 2020

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March figures just the start of the tsunami hitting UK consumer businesses

by Robert Carruthers
Mon, Apr 27, 2020

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Restaurants, pubs and hotels still took the lion's share of growth in January

by ConsumerCast
Mon, Feb 24, 2020

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Online landed a Black Friday knockout blow on physical retail

by Robert Carruthers
Wed, Jan 22, 2020

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Election nerves and extra saving tarnished retail's 'golden quarter'

by Robert Carruthers
Wed, Jan 08, 2020

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Online plunges into decline in November as consumer spending stagnates

by Robert Carruthers
Mon, Dec 23, 2019

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Saving grows as October chill and early rugby kick-offs keep consumers at home

by Robert Carruthers
Fri, Nov 15, 2019

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September's online slowdown poses extra danger for Christmas trading

by Robert Carruthers
Wed, Oct 23, 2019

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Hot, quite worried and slightly drunk: what UK consumers did with their money in August

by ConsumerCast
Fri, Sep 20, 2019

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Slowing online spend is hitting retail growth: could 'Brexit jitters' finally be happening?

by Robert Carruthers
Thu, Jul 18, 2019

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Arcadia faces more than just 'hard work' in turning round its brands: it's in a strategic vice

by Robert Carruthers
Thu, Jun 13, 2019

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Retail as a whole is growing, so why are physical stores in a slump?

by Robert Carruthers
Tue, May 28, 2019

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What's killing the department stores isn't just the shift online

by Robert Carruthers
Mon, Mar 11, 2019

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Why Christmas 2018 maybe wasn't so bad for retail after all

by Robert Carruthers
Wed, Jan 09, 2019

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What's Really Behind October's Retail Slowdown

by ConsumerCast
Fri, Nov 16, 2018

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The shift begins: households save a bit more, borrow a bit less

by Robert Carruthers
Mon, Oct 01, 2018

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Are UK consumers really holding back because of 'weak sentiment'?

by Robert Carruthers
Thu, Sep 27, 2018

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Why department stores are in deep trouble, in one chart

by Robert Carruthers
Mon, Aug 20, 2018

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Why Britain's 'late boomers' are the ones sustaining UK spending growth

by Robert Carruthers
Wed, Jul 11, 2018

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UK Millennials: think global, act local was never truer

by Robert Carruthers
Fri, Jun 08, 2018

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Why M&S's move to re-target family age consumers is the toughest task possible

by Robert Carruthers
Wed, May 23, 2018

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Household income squeeze 'about to end'? Actually it happened last year

by
Wed, Apr 18, 2018

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Grocery polarisation that may be driving Tesco's budget chain plan

by Robert Carruthers
Mon, Feb 12, 2018

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Could more buoyant consumers be a sign the worst is over?

by Robert Carruthers
Wed, Jan 31, 2018

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'Experience' spending isn't the problem for under-50s: it's basic living costs

by Robert Carruthers
Thu, Jan 04, 2018

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Why November's low consumer 'optimism' points to the new normal for retail

by Robert Carruthers
Thu, Nov 30, 2017

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Sorry retailers, but your Xmas TV ad family obsession doesn't 'bear' scrutiny

by Robert Carruthers
Fri, Nov 10, 2017

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Rising interest rates may actually be good news for (older) consumers

by
Thu, Nov 02, 2017

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Can malls really rely on millennials' spend on leisure and eating out?

by
Fri, Oct 27, 2017

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The UK household squeeze may already be over, but a bumper Christmas doesn't look likely

by
Wed, Oct 18, 2017

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Don't bother with consumer 'optimism' as a guide to the future - it simply tells us what's happening now

by Robert Carruthers
Sat, Jul 01, 2017

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The sudden squeeze on 30-49s that may have cost the Tories the election

by Robert Carruthers
Tue, Jun 20, 2017

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Joules sparkles as middle-class families de-risk their wardrobes

by Robert Carruthers
Wed, Jun 07, 2017

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'Platinum Pensioners' splash out with rock star lifestyle

by Robert Carruthers
Sun, May 21, 2017

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Consumer finances set to escape recent hammering from tax payments?

by Robert Carruthers
Fri, May 12, 2017

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Where should M&S target its new online food operation?

by Robert Carruthers
Wed, May 03, 2017

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Millennials aren't leading the 'post-stuff' transition - it's just they've got no money

by Robert Carruthers
Thu, Apr 06, 2017

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Job market steady and strong, but inflation continues to build

by ConsumerCast
Wed, Feb 15, 2017

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Could 2017 turn out to be less of a 'black run' slowdown for retailers?

by ConsumerCast
Thu, Jan 19, 2017

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Next: The worrying decline of the 30-49s

by ConsumerCast
Wed, Jan 04, 2017

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Watch the jobs market figures to see how retail will perform in 2017

by ConsumerCast
Tue, Jan 03, 2017

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How consumer optimism drives the volume not the value of what we spend

by Robert Carruthers
Wed, Nov 30, 2016

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A retail boom based on borrowing? No, it's just consumers catching up.

by Robert Carruthers
Thu, Nov 17, 2016

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M&S's clothing challenge: a heat map that's too hot to handle

by ConsumerCast
Wed, Nov 09, 2016

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Why clothing will get clobbered in the Brexit price fight

by ConsumerCast
Wed, Oct 19, 2016

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Tesco turnaround, but bad news for Asda

by ConsumerCast
Tue, Oct 04, 2016

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