Particle News: Latest British Retail Consortium news

UK Food Inflation Rebounds to 4.2%, Highest Since Early 2024

Staple shortages alongside higher costs are reviving Bank of England inflation worries.

Tesco Lifts Meal Deal Price From Today, Taking Clubcard Cost to £3.85

UK Retailers Urge Reeves to Rethink Taxes as £7bn Costs Threaten Prices

52-Year-Old Dies Following Co-op Store Restraint Incident

UK Retail Sales Rise in July but Fail to Cover £7bn of New Costs

BoE Projects Food Inflation at 5.5% by December; Retailers Warn of 6% Christmas Peak

Nescafé Cuts Jar Size to 190g at Same £7 Price, Provoking Shopper Backlash

Ann Summers Trials Body-Worn Cameras in UK Stores to Bolster Staff Safety

Asda Defends Mid-Summer Release of Christmas Sweets

Retailers Warn Autumn Tax Hikes Could Accelerate Failures and Push Up Prices

Neville Joins Retailers in Warning Reeves That Employers’ NI Rise Is Crimping Hiring

Peers Dilute Employment Rights Bill With Zero-Hours and Dismissal Amendments

Sainsbury’s and Boots Tag Suncream and Repellent Following Record Shoplifting Surge

Retailers Submit Plan to Restore VAT-Free Shopping and Promise £3.7 Billion Boost

Reeves Rules Out Wealth Tax as Retailers Oppose Business Rates Hike

Major Retailers Warn Reeves’s £1.7bn Rates Overhaul Could Close High Street Stores

UK Shop Price Inflation Returns in June After Nearly a Year

WH Mogford & Son to Close After 160 Years in Bristol

UK Retail Sector Loses Over 360,000 Jobs under Mounting Cost Pressures

Hobbycraft to Close Nine Stores on June 21 as Modella Capital Restructures