RBS 'in Talks' with Yes Bank to Sell Indian Unit
Move by RBS for Yes Bank takeover comes after earlier failed bid to sell to HSBC..
UK Retailers Start New Year with Sales Slump
Britain's retail sector ends painful 2012 with bad start to 2013, though online shopping offers some hope.
Marks & Spencer Sales Slump Despite Record Christmas Fortnight
Iconic British retailer posts its six consecutive quarterly sales fall despite record £330m in Christmas food haul.
J Sainsbury Posts Record Christmas Sales in 'Challenging' Market [VIDEO]
Number two UK grocery chain says customers spent £16m in one single hour of sales on 23 December
European Shares Retreat Amid Weak Economic Data
Investors pull back after grim European data points to deeper fourth quarter recession ahead of key US earnings data from Alcoa
UK Grocery Market Sees Flat Growth over Christmas Period - Kantar Worldpanel
Sainsbury's only major UK supermarket to add market share as discount rivals gather new customers.
Debenhams Hits Record Christmas Sales Amid Online Buying Surge
Best-ever December sales figures even as high street shoppers tighten their belts.
Retail Sales Edged up in December but Remain Weak
Factoring in inflation, weak sales add to economic contraction worries.
UK Consumer Spending in December Presents Mixed Trends
Ahead of the official data release by the BRC, surveys by Visa and MasterCard give mutually opposing views on consumer spending in the UK.
Next Shares Rise to Record High After Higher Full Year Profit Forecast
In-line sales leading up to Christmas Eve bump 2012 profit guidance to upper end of £620m range
Harrods Starts Winter Sale
Harrods to offer discounts of up to 70% in once-a-year in-store bargain sale.
High Street Expects Last-Minute Christmas Shopping Boom
Customers expected to take full advantage of extended hours and work-free weekend.
Is Britain Staring Down Barrel of a Triple-Dip Recession?
With raft of disappointing economic data hanging over the fourth quarter, IBTimes UK looks at possibilty of a triple-dip recession.
UK Shop Price Inflation Steady in November but Food Prices Rise
The UK's November shop price inflation remains at 1.5 percent while food prices rise to 4.6 percent.
UK Retail Sales Show Modest November Growth, Says BRC
British Retail Consortium's monthly sales monitor says UK shoppers in cautious mood ahead of key Christmas period.
UK Retail Vacancies Soar Amid Sector Weakness
Vacancy rate in the UK's high streets and shopping centres put at 11.3% in October.
UK Retail Sales Drop in October As Consumers Curb Spending
Consumers restrict spending to essentials as economic uncertainties persist.
UK Retail Sales Surge Due to Rise in Winter Clothing Demand
Like-for-like sales and online shopping in Septembergrew at fastest pace after poor summer sales.
Consumer Confidence Grows as Retailers Eye Christmas Sales
GFK NOP research shows consumer optimism growing in September and offers hope for festive reatil boost
Shops Eye 'Crucial' Christmas Period to Recover Lost Sales in Ailing Retail Market
Having been battered by dreary macroeconomic environment, Christmas trading period more important than ever for British retailers
No Gold for August Online Retail Sales as London 2012 Olympics Distracts UK Consumers
Research by IMRG Capgemini UK shows August online retail sales plunging 11 percent month-on-month.
No London 2012 Olympics Boost for Retail Sales: BRC
British Retail Consortium data shows lack of anticipated uplift for retailers during London 2012, while Local Data Company statistics show shop vacancies rising
US Drought and Soaring Grain and Food Prices Threaten Riots Warns HSBC
Soaring world food prices may tempt governments into panic-buying and hoarding, with knock-on effects, warns HSBC.
Olympic Food Stock-up Lifts UK Retail Sales In July
Disappointing retail sales figures from the British Retail Consortium cast doubt of consumer recovery for recession-hit UK in third quarter.
UK Food Price Inflation Slows to Two Year Low in July - BRC
British Retail Consortium data shows the rising price of food for Britons eased in July, though warns that impending commodity price increases could end the relief.
UK Recession: Rising Cost of Rent and Everyday Items Will Kill Off Chances of Consumer-Led Recovery
Consumers are touted by the government and others as those to lead the UK economy out of recession in the second half of 2012, but IBTimes UK explores the data and questions this assumption.
UK Retail Sales Lift 0.1% in June as Discounting Fails to Boost Consumer Demand
A slight month-on-month rise in UK retails sales volume shows that not even heavy discounting can attract moribund consumers into the shops.
Retail Sales Under a Dark Cloud Due to Rainy UK Weather
Miserable weather across the UK has cast a dark cloud over the struggling retail sector and could upset consumer-led economic growth in the second half of the year.
Food Companies Running out of Ways to Reduce Salt in Food
British Retail Consortium claims consumers unlikely to see further drops in amount of salt in food.
UK Retail Sales Grow At Fastest Pace in More Than a Year
Sterling surges past five-month high as sales, volumes smash analysts' expectations, driven by fuel sales amid tanker drivers strike fears