By: Amber Murray

Retail Reporter Amber Murray is a reporter at City A.M., covering retail, luxury and property stores. Prior to City A.M., she worked as a sub-editor for Fastmarkets and completed a Masters in Financial Journalism at City University. Please get in touch with stories/tips/coffees at amber.murray@cityam.com

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Retail footfall sinks for sixth straight month as Brits fear Budget taxes

November 7, 2025

Footfall at the UK’s shops has declined for the sixth consecutive month, marking another worrying sign for the retail sector. Total activity fell by 0.7 per cent in October, led by drops in shopping centre and retail park footfall, according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC). BRC chief Helen Dickinson said that nervousness around the [...]
Investors pile into Sainsbury’s, but will it last?

November 6, 2025

Sainsbury’s has proved a good bet for investors this year as the grocer goes from strength to strength, but will it last into 2026? The UK’s second-largest supermarket has seen a 50 per cent uplift in share price since April, with another five per cent jump following better-than-expected results on Thursday. It’s a marked departure [...]
AI-assisted shopping starts to go mainstream

November 5, 2025

The promised AI revolution in shopping is starting to materialise, with shoppers increasingly trusting agents for personal recommendations ahead of the festive season. Traffic to retail sites from AI tools is expected to surge fivefold year-over-year, with particular boosts on Cyber Monday and Black Friday, according to Adobe. “Traditional models of how consumers react with [...]
London house price growth to lag behind rest of UK until at least 2030

November 5, 2025

The capacity for house prices growing in London over the next five years is limited, according to property giant Savills, while Scottish and Northern prices are set to soar. By 2030, prices in the North West of England are expected to rise nearly a third to sit just 15 per cent below the UK average, [...]
M&S reveals full cost of cyber attack

November 5, 2025

The hit from Marks and Spencer’s cyber attack earlier this year is set to total £136m by 2026, the company said this morning. This is in addition to insurance income of £100m related to the attack, which hit the FTSE 100 firm in April. The fashion and food company was forced to suspend online orders [...]
Four in 10 Londoners ‘ready to quit capital’ over housing costs

November 5, 2025

Nearly half of the capital’s 25-45 year olds are ready to leave over unsustainably expensive housing, according to a new study. In fact, two in three are regularly borrowing money to pay housing costs, most commonly turning to credit cards, payday loans and family support, according to a new report from Pocket Living. “The pressures [...]
Gusbourne takes home a top prize at international sparkling wine awards

November 4, 2025

Gusbourne has become the first English wine producer to receive a Chairman’s Trophy from the Champagne and Sparkling Wine World Championships (CSWWC). The Kent-based winemaker swept the awards, which judged over 1,000 sparkling wines. It secured three ‘best in class’ trophies, six gold medals, and accounted for over half of England’s 11 golds this year. [...]
One in four retail workers physically assaulted on the job

November 4, 2025

A quarter of retail workers have been physically assaulted on the job as retail crime continues to worsen in the UK. Close to half of retail staff (44 per cent) said they’re being abused or attacked every week, up 10 per cent year on year, according to a new report from the Retail Trust. A [...]
ABF considers spinning off Primark

November 4, 2025

Consumer goods giant ABF is considering selling off fashion brand Primark as it undertakes a ‘comprehensive review’ of the business. ABF, which founded Primark – then known as Pennies – in Dublin in 1969, said that “no decision” has been taken yet. The strategic review will be carried out with the help of the advisory [...]
‘Urgent and consistent’ policies needed to revive SME housebuilding

November 4, 2025

The government must fix the ‘overly complex, costly, and slow’ operating environment for small and medium construction companies to unlock housebuilding, according to a new report. Delivery of new homes could be increased by up to 56 per cent – 100,000 properties a year – if barriers to building are removed, according to the State [...]

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