Press Releases
Good for growth but more, sooner please!
Wednesday 5th December 2012
Scrapping the fuel duty rise is great news for households and business- BRC chief
Wednesday 5th December 2012
Food price inflation increases
Tuesday 4th December 2012
Grocery adjudicator 'must be fair to all parties'
Monday 19th November 2012
BRC condemns EU's crackpot crockery tax
Thursday 15th November 2012
Pre-Christmas sales slowdown is a bitter blow for retailers
Thursday 15th November 2012
Deliver what will make a difference - retailers tell chancellor
Monday 12th November 2012
One week to go: Policing candidates urged to address escalating retail crime
Thursday 8th November 2012
BRC-Nielson shop price index - October 2012
Wednesday 7th November 2012
BRC-KPMG retail sales monitor October 2012: Worst sales growth for 11 months
Tuesday 6th November 2012
70 per cent of retailers say rates rise would hit stores and jobs
Monday 5th November 2012
Heseltine report wrong on regions
Wednesday 31st October 2012
Retail jobs growth fastest for 2 years
Thursday 25th October 2012
Reaction to ONS figures - modest sales revival gives some cause for cheer
Thursday 18th October 2012
SRC-KPMG Scottish Retail Sales Monitor Sep 2012: Modest Boost to Scottish Sales
Wednesday 17th October 2012
Scale of business rates blow revealed by inflation announcement
Tuesday 16th October 2012
Freeze business rates in 2013 say retail leaders (letter to the Financial Times)
Monday 15th October 2012
Retailers deliver big progress on green goals
Thursday 11th October 2012
BRC - KPMG retail sales monitor: Will September revival last?
Tuesday 9th October 2012
Shop price inflation slows
Wednesday 3rd October 2012
BRC: No 'forgotten 50 per cent' for retailers
Tuesday 2nd October 2012
Threat to retail jobs, says joint study by Genworth and BRC
Friday 28th September 2012
New evidence shows lack of lending to first time buyers is hurting DIY and household retail sales and threatens jobs
Friday 28th September 2012
Four years on: Retail sales growth half pre-Lehman levels
Friday 21st September 2012
BRC chairman Rob Templeman addresses BRC annual retail industry dinner
Thursday 20th September 2012
UK retailers leading debate on waste in Europe
Monday 17th September 2012
Chuka Umunna and Michael Portillo to speak at BRC annual dinner next week
Wednesday 12th September 2012
BRC-NIELSEN shop price index august 2012: food price inflation 'bottoming'.
Wednesday 5th September 2012
BRC-KPMG retail sales monitor August 2012: Olympic month - worst sales growth this year
Tuesday 4th September 2012
BRC-KPMG retail sales monitor August 2012: Olympic month - worst sales growth this year
Tuesday 4th September 2012
BRC makes new leadership appointments
Friday 24th August 2012
Coca-Cola boost to plastic recycling
Thursday 23rd August 2012
E-crime costs retailers £205.4m in a year
Tuesday 21st August 2012
Rain batters the high street
Monday 20th August 2012
BRC-KPMG retail sales monitor July 2012: no goldrush for retail yet
Tuesday 7th August 2012
Shop numbers drop - first time in at least three years
Thursday 26th July 2012
New Portas pilots also offered BRC support
Wednesday 25th July 2012
Message for banks as customers pay in new ways
Monday 23rd July 2012
SRC-KPMG Scottish retail sales monitor June 2012: Scottish sales stagnate in June downpours
Friday 20th July 2012
Retailers continue to be the best at origin labelling
Thursday 19th July 2012
Retailers pin hopes on late summer
Thursday 19th July 2012
Rain-hit retailers to thank for inflation fall
Tuesday 17th July 2012
BRC-Google online retail monitor Q1 2012: Food - fastest growing sector for mobile searches
Monday 16th July 2012
Salt reductions reaching its limit
Friday 13th July 2012
Food grows fastest for mobile searches
Friday 13th July 2012
Retailers support UK dairy farmers
Wednesday 11th July 2012
BRC - KPMG retail sales monitor June 2012: Jubilee saves June for retailers
Tuesday 10th July 2012
Carrier bag stats reflect changing shopping trends
Thursday 5th July 2012
New lease set to inject fresh life into the British high street
Wednesday 4th July 2012
BRC-Nielson shop price index June 2012: Inflation lowest since November 2009
Wednesday 4th July 2012
Independent retailers need thriving high streets
Wednesday 4th July 2012
Retailers join forces on charity food efforts
Tuesday 3rd July 2012
Fuel duty move offers relief to consumers
Tuesday 26th June 2012
BRC chairman Rob Templeman speech at BRC annual retail symposium, June 26 2012
Tuesday 26th June 2012
Bus strikes: Bad for London
Friday 22nd June 2012
ONS retail figures confirm May sales rose with temperatures
Thursday 21st June 2012
Retailers lead drive for greener products
Thursday 21st June 2012
Costa Coffee joins growing BRC family
Tuesday 19th June 2012
BRC-KPMG retail sales monitor May 2012: May sales rise with temperature
Thursday 7th June 2012
BRC-Neilsen shop price index May 2012: Food inflation stabilises
Wednesday 6th June 2012
'Pasty tax' partial u-turn - good as far as it goes
Tuesday 29th May 2012
BRC annual retail lecture - Charlie Mayfield chairman John Lewis Partnership (May 23)
Thursday 24th May 2012
Card charges ruling is historic and significant
Thursday 24th May 2012
April retail sales a washout
Wednesday 23rd May 2012
Crime commissioners and retail: 6 months to go
Tuesday 22nd May 2012
Bad weather batters high streets
Monday 21st May 2012
Police support needed in fight against shop violence
Monday 14th May 2012
BRC Queen's Speech reaction
Wednesday 9th May 2012
BRC-Nielsen shop price index April 2012: Food inflation slows sharply
Tuesday 8th May 2012
BRC fills guidance gap in new EU timber rules
Friday 27th April 2012
Retail jobs fragile in face of recession
Thursday 26th April 2012
Double dip a blow to consumer mood
Wednesday 25th April 2012
Retail conditions remain tough despite March boost
Friday 20th April 2012
BRC produces 'pasty tax' evidence ahead of debate
Wednesday 18th April 2012
British Retail Consortium - Google retail monitor Q1 2012: Retail searches from overseas up 57 per cent
Monday 16th April 2012
Government approach to tobacco regulation 'crazy'
Friday 13th April 2012
BRC-KPMG retail sales monitor March 2012: Retail sales warmed by March sun
Wednesday 11th April 2012
Pricey tobacco display rules are the worst of both worlds
Thursday 5th April 2012
Non-food prices: Fastest fall for over two years
Wednesday 4th April 2012
BRC joins gangmaster licensing board
Tuesday 3rd April 2012
Retailers urge greater ambition to save our high streets
Friday 30th March 2012
Retailers commit again on public health
Monday 26th March 2012
Minimum alcohol pricing no 'silver bullet solution'
Friday 23rd March 2012
Budget may not do enough for sluggish retail sector
Thursday 22nd March 2012
Budget 2012: BRC sense carbon tax victory - budget reaction
Wednesday 21st March 2012
Retailers welcome sensible minimum wage increase
Monday 19th March 2012
BRC-Neilsen shop price index February 2012: Lowest shop price inflation for nearly two years
Wednesday 7th March 2012
BRC-KPMG retail sales monitor February 2012: Sales revival remains illusory
Tuesday 6th March 2012
Tobacco rules hit retailers with pointless £15m bill
Monday 5th March 2012
Final dip in British consumer confidence wraps up tough year for retail
Tuesday 28th February 2012
BRC/Springboard-ATCM footfall and vacancies monitor August/October 2011
Monday 20th February 2012
Price-cutting retailers need for a better growth plan
Friday 17th February 2012
Price-cutting retailers need a better growth plan
Friday 17th February 2012
Home or away? Retail investment in chancellor's hands
Friday 17th February 2012
Inflation fall will help households
Tuesday 14th February 2012
Non-food inflation drops to zero
Wednesday 8th February 2012
Shop vacancies - urgent action needed
Tuesday 7th February 2012
BRC-KPMG retail sales monitor January 2012: Customers signal tough year ahead
Tuesday 7th February 2012
Retailers delivering more customer value by going green
Tuesday 31st January 2012
BRC-Bond Pearce retail monitor Q4 2011: Food retailers drive up jobs growth
Thursday 26th January 2012
BRC-Google online retail monitor Q4 2011 - 1 in 5 Christmas retail searches on mobile
Monday 23rd January 2012
Christmas cheer for retailers won't shift wider gloom
Friday 20th January 2012
BRC warns of more retail administrations
Monday 9th January 2012
British Retail Consortium
