Clothing spend rose last month but the UK retail sector remains on a knife-edge with consumer confidence weak and supply chain issues a big worry, the monthly Barclaycard and BRC reports showed on Tuesday.
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![]( "UK retail sales growth weakened in September")
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![]( "Supply chain issues point to early Christmas shopping season says report")
Supply chain issues point to early Christmas shopping season says reportXmas shopping is expected to see an early start this year in the UK with a survey showing only 9% of shoppers will leave it until December to make their purchases. But December 18 will still be the season's busiest day.
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![]( "Fashion, department stores see strong August, weddings drive formalwear")
Fashion, department stores see strong August, weddings drive formalwearFashion sales in August were at their strongest since pre-pandemic levels and department store spending also saw a strong uplift last month, new figures from Barclaycard show.
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![]( "Fashion was key spending category in May for UK consumers")
Fashion was key spending category in May for UK consumersFashion was a major contributor to rising consumer spending in May, two reports showed on Tuesday. Both Barclaycard and the BRC/KPMG sales monitor showed that British shoppers were in the mood to update their wardrobes.
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![]( "UK retail needs more help to avoid closure \"tsunami\", owes £2.9bn in rent")
UK retail needs more help to avoid closure "tsunami", owes £2.9bn in rentBritain's retail sector will endure a "tsunami of closures" if the government does not extend a moratorium on aggressive debt enforcement, industry lobby group the British Retail Consortium (BRC), has said.
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![]( "UK mulls e-tailer tax to recoup some of Covid spend")
UK mulls e-tailer tax to recoup some of Covid spendPressure is building on the UK government to introduce an online sales tax in response to a major imbalance in trading conditions that has seen digital retail boom during a pandemic that has devastated physical stores.
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![]( "England, Scotland move back into lockdown with immediate effect")
England, Scotland move back into lockdown with immediate effectEngland and Scotland both moved back into lockdown as of midnight on Monday night as the new strain of the coronavirus threatened to overwhelm the NHS.
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![]( "\"Zero tariff and quota\" Brexit trade deal agreed at 11th hour")
"Zero tariff and quota" Brexit trade deal agreed at 11th hourThe UK and the EU have agreed a trade deal almost at the last minute with the existing transitional deal that followed the UK's official EU exit earlier this year due to expire in just a week.
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![]( "Retail devastated as London and South East move into lockdown")
Retail devastated as London and South East move into lockdownOnly weeks after England’s November lockdown ended, a big chunk of the country has moved back into strict Covid rules as a new ‘tier 4’ means non-essential stores have again had to close in London and the South East.
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![]( "Empty stores again: England in four-week lockdown, non-essential shops to close")
Empty stores again: England in four-week lockdown, non-essential shops to closeThe UK government at the weekend announced a new four-week lockdown for England with non-essential stores to close. But the BRC and NWEC's heads hit back saying scientific advice says shopping isn't spreading the virus.