Britain’s economy looks set for a widely feared record contraction after figures showed retail spending plunged by more than a quarter and one in four firms stopped trading temporarily due to the coronavirus lockdown.
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![]( "UK headed for historic slump as retail sales slide, firms close")
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![]( "UK non-essentials spending plunges say Barclaycard, BRC")
UK non-essentials spending plunges say Barclaycard, BRCThere was bad news for UK retail on Thursday as consumer spending dropped, despite spikes in supermarket sales.
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![]( "UK fashion stores must close as country starts lockdown, contactless payment limit increased")
UK fashion stores must close as country starts lockdown, contactless payment limit increasedThe UK began a lockdown on Monday evening as the government said people must now stay at home and gave only a few legitimate reasons for going out. It also called out fashion stores in particular as having to close.
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![]( "Storms and virus fears dent spending and footfall in UK, clothing sales drop")
Storms and virus fears dent spending and footfall in UK, clothing sales dropBarclaycard and Ipsos Retail Performance released their regular monthly spending and footfall studies this week and both contained bad news for the fashion sector, with lots of uncertainty ahead as well.
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![]( "Fashion flops in January as clothing sales fall, online penetration increases")
Fashion flops in January as clothing sales fall, online penetration increasesTwo new spending surveys, from Barclaycard and the BRC, showed fashion stores struggling in January, discount stores on the rise and online spend strengthening its hold on UK consumers overall.
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![]( "UK shoppers rein in spending to cap grim 2019 for retailers - BRC")
UK shoppers rein in spending to cap grim 2019 for retailers - BRCBritish shoppers cut back on spending in late 2019, rounding off the worst year since the mid-1990s for retail sales, said the BRC, which blamed uncertainty about Brexit and last month's election for the slump.
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![]( "UK shoppers cast off Brexit blues to spend more in November - BRC")
UK shoppers cast off Brexit blues to spend more in November - BRCBritish shoppers picked up the pace of their spending last month - excluding distortions caused by the timing of Black Friday - as they took a break from worrying about Brexit, a survey showed on Tuesday.
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![]( "Black Friday sales in Britain jump 16.5% by value - Barclaycard")
Black Friday sales in Britain jump 16.5% by value - BarclaycardThe value of Black Friday sales in Britain jumped 16.5% compared with last year, according to data from payments firm Barclaycard, in a much needed boost for the country's retailers.
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![]( "UK Black Friday transactions jump 12.5% versus 2018 - Barclaycard")
UK Black Friday transactions jump 12.5% versus 2018 - BarclaycardThe volume of Black Friday payment transactions in Britain as of 10 a.m. was up 12.5% versus last year, initial data showed on Friday, bringing some cheer to UK retailers in need of a tonic after a troubled year.
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![]( "UK consumers keep lid on spending in October")
UK consumers keep lid on spending in OctoberBritish consumers kept a tight rein on their spending ahead of December's election, despite being tempted by retailers offering heavy discounts last month, surveys showed on Tuesday.