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Grocery inflation rises again as household supermarket trips hit four-year high

Grocery price inflation rose again in October but households shrugged off increases with a four-year high in supermarket shopping trips, figures show. Supermarket prices were 2.3% higher than a year ago last month, up slightly on September’s 2% ...

12 Nov 2024 at 12:14

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Spending on essentials shoots up as people in Waterford cut back on luxuries

The rising cost of essentials such as fuel and groceries has meant a reduction on the amount people in Waterford and across Ireland spend on clothes and leisure facilities, latest figures show. The latest monthly consumer spending report by ...

08 Aug 2022 at 14:33

Scotland

Retailers saw ‘steady’ increase in shopper footfall in September, data shows

Footfall in Scottish shops increased last month as stores saw “steady if unspectacular growth” in visits by customers, figures show. The latest Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC)-Sensormatic data shows footfall increased 0.7% in September ...

04 Oct 2024 at 00:01

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Consumer spending dropped by 0.5% in July

Consumer spending during the month of July dropped by 0.5%, the first decrease in spending of the year since January, according to the AIB Spend Trend. Despite this overall decrease, spending significantly increased in businesses ...

19 Aug 2022 at 21:33

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Spending on essentials shoots up as people in Carlow cut back on luxuries

The rising cost of essentials such as fuel and groceries has meant a reduction on the amount people in Carlow and across Ireland spend on clothes and leisure facilities, latest figures show. The latest monthly consumer spending ...

08 Aug 2022 at 12:33

Almost half of consumers have noticed ‘surge pricing’ at busy times – survey

Almost half of consumers have noticed a rise in ‘surge pricing’ – when retailers increase their prices at times of peak demand – a survey has found. Of the 47% who have noticed a growing trend of retailers adjusting their ...

10 Oct 2023 at 08:16

Consumer spending jumps past pre-pandemic levels amid online boom

Consumer spending shot higher against pre-pandemic levels in 2021 as the boom in online shopping continued, according to figures. Barclaycard said consumer credit card spending rose by 5.9% in 2021 compared with 2019, ...

31 Dec 2021 at 01:25

City

Majority of jobs axed as shopping channel Ideal World collapses

TV shopping channel Ideal World has hired administrators and made the “majority” of its workforce redundant. The Peterborough-based company employed around 275 people at its head office but hired insolvency experts ...

06 Jul 2023 at 14:45

Local News

Consumer spending dropped by 0.5% in July

21 Aug 2022 at 00:33

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Poundland owner posts sales hike but cautions over tougher trading

The owner of Poundland has reported higher half-year sales helped by store openings, but warned that tougher recent trading has continued as consumer spending comes under pressure. Pepco Group, which also ...

06 Jun 2023 at 15:08

ONS delays retail sales data to address quality issues

The Office for National Statistics has delayed the publication of its latest monthly retail statistics to allow for “further quality assurance”. It is the latest in a string of setbacks regarding data ...

19 Aug 2025 at 12:37

Retailers get festive boost as more people head to shops

There was an increase in the number of people who headed to the shops in December amid fears retailers face uncertain times after the festive season, analysts say. The 7.1% increase in footfall in ...

02 Jan 2025 at 00:01

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