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Brexit - May's game of chicken

30 January 2019

The debate and votes in the House of Commons yesterday gave no new certainty to the Brexit process, but they did increase the chances of a disorderly withdrawal from the EU on 29 March. A...

Retailers need to prepare for a no-deal Brexit

29 November 2018

The need for UK retailers to be ‘Brexit-ready’ is becoming ever more urgent. On 24 October 2018, Squire Patton Boggs and Retail Economics hosted more than 50 meetings between...

Retail Economics Insight - Black Friday Survey 2018

21 November 2018

Levels of interest in Black Friday appear to have risen modestly on the previous year. However, our research suggests that consumers will make more considered purchases that appear more planned tha...

Retail Economics Response - ONS Consumer Price Index October 2018

14 November 2018

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 2.4% on the previous year in October, unchanged from the previous month. This was below the consensus view, with expectations of inflation rising to 2.5%....

Retail Economics response: UK Labour Market October 2018 (ONS)

13 November 2018

The latest labour market data from the ONS showed the number of people in work and the number of unemployed people both increased but the number of people aged from 16 to 64 years not working and n...

Retail Economics Response: GDP Q3 2018 preliminary estimate

09 November 2018

GDP rose by 0.6% in Q3 2018 from the previous quarter, in line with the consensus view and the Bank of England’s estimate published in their latest Inflation Report. This is the strongest ris...

Retail Economics Response: GDP Monthly estimate August 2018

01 November 2018

UK gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 0.7% in the three months to August, unchanged from the upwardly revised previous three-month period (May-July). This was the joint highest growth rate since...

Retail Economics Response – Consumer Prices Index: September 2018

17 October 2018

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 2.4% on the previous year in September, down from the 2.7% rise reported in the previous month. This was below the consensus view, with expectations of inflation...

Retail Economics response: UK Labour Market September 2018 (ONS)

17 October 2018

The latest labour market data from the ONS showed that the number of people in work was little changed, the number of unemployed people decreased but the number of people aged from 16 to 64 years n...

Retail Economics Response: GDP Monthly estimate July 2018

11 September 2018

UK gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 0.6% in the three months to July, picking up from the 0.4% growth in Q2 2018. This was the highest growth rate since August 2017 (on a three-month rolling ba...

Retail Economics response: UK Labour Market August 2018 (ONS)

11 September 2018

The latest labour market data from the ONS showed that the number of people in work was little changed, the number of unemployed people decreased but the number of people aged from 16 to 64 years n...

Retail Economics Response - ONS Retail Sales Index May 2017

15 June 2017

Retail sales (value, non-seasonally adjusted, excluding fuel) rose by 3.3 per cent in May 2017 year-on-year, according to the latest figures from the ONS. This was down on the previous month (+8.3 per...

Retail Economics Response - ONS Consumer Prices Index May 2017

13 June 2017

The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) rose to 2.9 per cent in May on the previous year, up from the 2.7 per cent rise in the previous month. This was above the consensus view.The Consumer Prices I...

Election result makes hard Brexit more likely, not less

12 June 2017

When the UK submitted its Article 50 letter it set in train a process to leave the EU which now has its own momentum. This means that unless the UK and EU explicitly agree otherwise, at the end of the...

The Retail Experience Economy: In an Age of Abundance, Shoppers Crave Experiences From Retailers

01 June 2017

Retailers need to offer a more multifunctional, experience-based environment in order to inspire, win and retain the loyalty of customers, according to a new report by Retail Economics and global law...

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