Consumer Confidence is increasing after dismal 2019 for retail
UK consumer confidence increases in final quarter of 2019 With retail sales decreasing in December 19 and 2019 being the worst year for retail in 25 years it comes as a surprise that consumer confidence actually increased by 0.5% in the final quarter of 2019. As...
UK Retail Sales Bounce Back In January
Retail sales on the rise After a disappointing end to 2019, British consumers began to spend again in January with sales volume increasing by 0.9% after December’s decrease of 0.5%. This increase in sales was much larger than that expected by economists and the...
2019 has been the worst year for retail in 25 years
2019 has been the worst year for retail in 25 years For the first time in 25 years retail sales dropped in 2019 according to the leading UK retail industry body, total sales decreased by 0.1% compared to 2018. Sales during the Christmas period were particularly weak...
