Retail sales hit highest since 2022 in surprise boost for economy Retail Retail sales jumped to their highest level since 2022 in September, boosted by sunny weather that drove a surge in demand for clothing. Fresh figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed retail sales were 0.9 per cent higher than the previous three months. Sales volumes climbed 0.5 per cent in September, a significant boost from [...]
Consumers ‘despondent’ ahead of tax-hiking autumn Budget Retail Neil Bellamy, consumer insights director at GfK, placed the blame for the decrease squarely on the Budget.