Consumer spending
Falling inflation, football and fake tan fuel UK retail spending
Sales at supermarkets rise as consumer confidence improves, only slightly dampened by wet weather
Julia Kollewe
16, Jul, 2024 @10:59 AM
Retail sales dip in June as UK’s cooler weather and cost of living bite
Clothes, shoes, DIY and gardening perform poorly compared with spending surge during last year’s heatwave
Jonathan Yeboah and Richard Partington
09, Jul, 2024 @5:01 AM
What’s the point of capitalism if it can’t produce a travel cup that doesn’t leak? | Emma Beddington
Does anyone really need a hamster harness or a £2.93 bag of 40 miniature plastic babies that will be washing up on beaches for the next millennium?
Emma Beddington
07, Jul, 2024 @1:00 PM
Next PM likely to inherit improved economy after UK growth revised up
Updated quarterly GDP confirms UK was fastest-growing economy in G7 with consumer confidence returning
Jane Croft and Larry Elliott
28, Jun, 2024 @12:05 PM
Warmer weather and falling UK inflation lift retail sales
ONS says most retailers enjoyed a better month in May, with increases in clothing and household goods
Larry Elliott Economics editor
21, Jun, 2024 @7:24 AM
Britons cut back on spending despite fall in grocery inflation, says Kantar
Bad weather makes consumers trim supermarket shop and rethink summer purchases despite slower food price rises
Julia Kollewe
18, Jun, 2024 @8:52 AM
Falling UK inflation not leading to rise in spending, report finds
May recorded the lowest spending growth since February 2021, Barclays’ snapshot of card activity shows
Larry Elliott Economics editor
04, Jun, 2024 @4:00 AM
The problem with the nudge effect: it can make you buy more carrots – but it can’t make you eat them
It has long been thought that psychological tactics can persuade consumers to adopt much healthier habits. But it turns out there is a hitch …
27, May, 2024 @4:18 PM
Corporations are forcing Americans to pay more for less – in their own words | Matt Stoller
Companies in the oil, hotel, meat and other sectors are price-gouging the US public. They’re not hiding it, either
Matt Stoller
23, May, 2024 @10:01 AM
Three years of pain: how inflation drove the UK cost of living crisis
With prices forecast to increase at their slowest pace since 2021, we look at the biggest risers in goods and services
Hazel Sheffield
21, May, 2024 @4:29 PM
Wet weather woes cause damp start to spring for retailers and restaurants
Consumer caution over high interest rates and energy bills adds to bleak start to the year for sector
Sarah Butler
07, May, 2024 @5:00 AM
Best supermarket frozen chips: Choice names same brand as the top and bottom performer
Consumer advocacy group hands gold medal to a thin and crispy chip – although the same brand’s shoestring fries are also the worst-ranked product
Janine Israel
30, Apr, 2024 @6:44 AM
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