It’s the busiest time of year for retailers here, and business owners are running with some 7000 less staff than five years ago. Amongst the
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Consumers need encouragement to return to shops it has been claimed, as the latest footfall figures for Northern Ireland show footfall increased by 1.3% in
Steady growth in September resulted in a 2.5% increase in Northern Ireland footfall (year-on-year), up from 1.4% in August. This is the biggest increase of
Footfall in Northern Ireland decreased by 2.2% in July (year-on-year), down from -0.6% in June, making it slightly worse than the UK average decrease of
Northern Ireland retail staff and employers have jointly called for a protection of shop workers’ law after shoplifting doubled. Retail trade union Usdaw and the
Shop price inflation has returned to “normal levels”, now at 0.6% in May according to the latest figures from the British Retail Consortium. This was
Shop price annual inflation eased to 2.5% in February, down from 2.9% in January – the lowest since March 2022. Food inflation decelerated to 5.0%
Despite the increase in sales before Christmas, the festive period did not make amends for a challenging year of “sluggish retail sales growth”. The British
The last couple of years have been very challenging for Northern Ireland retailers and their customers and the next year is likely to be difficult
The Director of the Northern Ireland Retail Consortium, Neil Johnston has described the recent rise in the part of business rates set by Northern Ireland’s 11