snoop1130 Posted October 7, 2019 Share Posted October 7, 2019 UK retailers suffer worst September on record - BRC FILE PHOTO: Visitors and shoppers walk along Sheep street in the centre of Stratford-upon-Avon, Britain, March 22, 2019. Picture taken March 22, 2019. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls LONDON (Reuters) - British retailers endured their worst September since at least the mid-1990s as people instead spent money on entertainment, according to surveys that painted a muted picture of household demand ahead of Brexit. The British Retail Consortium (BRC) said total retail sales values declined 1.3% in September compared with the same month last year. Average growth over the last 12 months slowed to 0.2%, the weakest rate since the BRC began its records in 1995. A separate survey published on Monday by payment card company Barclaycard showed broader consumer spending — which includes retail sales — rose 1.6% in annual terms in September. While official data retail data have painted a healthier picture of consumer demand, surveys like the BRC’s have suggested household spending — one of the few drivers of economic growth this year — may be starting to wane. The Barclaycard survey showed 41% of Britons were “actively pessimistic” about their ability to spend on discretionary items, up five percentage points from August. “With four months of negative sales growth since March, the ongoing political gridlock surrounding Brexit is harming both consumers and retailers,” BRC chief executive Helen Dickinson said. The BRC survey showed spending on non-food items fell sharply as spending on essentials rose. Online sales of non-food items were the worst ever recorded. By contrast, the Barclaycard report showed spending on entertainment — which includes cinema, sports and theatre tickets, increased by 4.7% in annual terms in September. It also showed strong growth in digital services such as Netflix (NFLX.O), Spotify (SPOT.N) and Amazon Prime (AMZN.O) but confidence in the economy remained uncertain and one in eight consumers were stockpiling Christmas food and drink in the run-up to Brexit. Both surveys had been due to be published on Tuesday but the BRC brought forward publication and Barclaycard followed suit. -- © Copyright Reuters 2019-10-07 Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking Thailand news and visa info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post elliss Posted October 7, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted October 7, 2019 (edited) High street spending down , fears of a No deal brexit , not many shops left to close . Chaos expected soon, food shortages , medical supplies , etc. Oct 31 deadline welcome , entre la ditch .. Edited October 7, 2019 by elliss 3 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted October 7, 2019 Share Posted October 7, 2019 Troll post removed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Basil B Posted October 7, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted October 7, 2019 Nothing to do with Brexit... 7 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Thingamabob Posted October 8, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted October 8, 2019 11 hours ago, elliss said: High street spending down , fears of a No deal brexit , not many shops left to close . Chaos expected soon, food shortages , medical supplies , etc. Oct 31 deadline welcome , entre la ditch .. Grow up for heaven's sake. 2 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post cmsally Posted October 8, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted October 8, 2019 And amazingly high street landlords still increasing rents. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Bruntoid Posted October 8, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted October 8, 2019 39 minutes ago, Thingamabob said: Grow up for heaven's sake. Which bit was wrong ? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syduan Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 12 hours ago, elliss said: High street spending down , fears of a No deal brexit , not many shops left to close . Chaos expected soon, food shortages , medical supplies , etc. Oct 31 deadline welcome , entre la ditch .. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyga Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 It is not all bad news. Something they don't mention, or if they did I missed it, is that some more enlightened (younger) people are more aware of their impact on the environment and actively try to reduce their consumer spending. Actually, a transition to a circular economy and a dramatic reduction in consumer spending is exactly what this planet needs! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baerboxer Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 Retail sales fell by 1.3% whilst spend on entertainment increased by 4.7%. Suggests people didn't see many bargains, new items they wanted, and perhaps too early for Christmas shopping. But were spending MORE on entertainment. Probably trying to take their mind of the <deleted> heap that used to be parliament, the nutters blocking London and demonstrating before we all become extinct and the mostly rubbish TV these days! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baerboxer Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 8 minutes ago, tyga said: It is not all bad news. Something they don't mention, or if they did I missed it, is that some more enlightened (younger) people are more aware of their impact on the environment and actively try to reduce their consumer spending. Actually, a transition to a circular economy and a dramatic reduction in consumer spending is exactly what this planet needs! Yeah, let's all live in wigwams, wear beads, hug trees and adopt the Amish style simple life. Enlightenment doesn't come with youth. It comes with education, information and experience which hopefully enables knowledge to convert to wisdom. 1 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baerboxer Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 17 minutes ago, Syduan said: Aye, sounds like the average Scottish rugby or soccer supporter these days! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sawadee1947 Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 Oh NO,....... the most bad month will come after BREXIT....... month for month ???? 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post billd766 Posted October 8, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted October 8, 2019 3 hours ago, cmsally said: And amazingly high street landlords still increasing rents. Parking problems are making life more difficult. People are also buying on line and getting their purchases delivered to their door. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunroaming Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 Retail is experiencing a slow and painful demise but is not completely related to Brexit. In fact I think the Brexit effect is fairly minimal. The rise of on-line shopping is the main culprit and it is actually "the High Street" that is suffering rather than the businesses who have embraced the on-line revolution. No matter what happens with Brexit this will continue as we all change the way we shop. With a no deal Brexit prices will rise but that will affect all purchases whether made in store or on line. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natway09 Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 No wonder, the country is in a shambles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingdong Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 5 hours ago, tyga said: It is not all bad news. Something they don't mention, or if they did I missed it, is that some more enlightened (younger) people are more aware of their impact on the environment and actively try to reduce their consumer spending. Actually, a transition to a circular economy and a dramatic reduction in consumer spending is exactly what this planet needs! Right on,I didn,t get a wink of sleep last night because I was so worried about my carbon footprint. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billd766 Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 8 minutes ago, kingdong said: Right on,I didn,t get a wink of sleep last night because I was so worried about my carbon footprint. I was more concerned about my ingrowing toenail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ivor bigun Posted October 8, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted October 8, 2019 High street spending down , fears of a No deal brexit , not many shops left to close . Chaos expected soon, food shortages , medical supplies , etc. Oct 31 deadline welcome , entre la ditch .. Nothing to do with Brexit in the least blame online shopping,parking charges in town through the roof,and over zelous wardens that will fine you if your 5 minutes over.Sent from my SM-A720F using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingdong Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 14 minutes ago, rhyddid said: Brexit its coming, worst a no deal Brexit its coming and soon all business will enjoy it, as we start to see already ! Well done BS BJ ! Right on,Boris has done more in 4 weeks than remainer may did in 3 years.diamond geezer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Basil B Posted October 9, 2019 Share Posted October 9, 2019 22 hours ago, cmsally said: And amazingly high street landlords still increasing rents. They will always do there best to, but they actually have a duty to their shareholders to get the best return on their investments and probably actually getting less with most of the big retailer claiming poverty and trying to renegotiate their contracts. You only have to look at our high streets to see who went out of business in the last few years as the shops have not been re let. Names like: Debenhams, House of Fraser, BHS, Maplins, The Money Shop, Bathstore, Office Outlet, Patisserie Valerie, HMV, Pound World, 99p Store, Children's World, Toy's R Us, and now Thomas Cook, to name just a few of the thousands of names that adorn vacant proprieties across the UK, If you want to invest in the UK I would suggest companies like VPS (Vacant Property Services). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bert bloggs Posted October 9, 2019 Share Posted October 9, 2019 Its just that the councills have killed the high street who wants to pay 10 pounds to park up for the day ,to go shopping ,that along with online shopping ,(even we had started doing it 13 years ago before we came here) nothing will ever change ,the retailers must to survive . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basil B Posted October 9, 2019 Share Posted October 9, 2019 8 hours ago, bert bloggs said: Its just that the councills have killed the high street who wants to pay 10 pounds to park up for the day ,to go shopping ,that along with online shopping ,(even we had started doing it 13 years ago before we came here) nothing will ever change ,the retailers must to survive . Still many shops where there is plenty of free parking closed down so your post kind of makes little sense. on line purchasing is definitely the major factor, and Brexit has has some effect particularly with the very weak pound. but the real crunch will happen after Brexit ... if it ever happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basil B Posted October 9, 2019 Share Posted October 9, 2019 8 hours ago, Basil B said: They will always do there best to, but they actually have a duty to their shareholders to get the best return on their investments and probably actually getting less with most of the big retailer claiming poverty and trying to renegotiate their contracts. You only have to look at our high streets to see who went out of business in the last few years as the shops have not been re let. Names like: Debenhams, House of Fraser, BHS, Maplins, The Money Shop, Bathstore, Office Outlet, Patisserie Valerie, HMV, Pound World, 99p Store, Children's World, Toy's R Us, and now Thomas Cook, to name just a few of the thousands of names that adorn vacant proprieties across the UK, If you want to invest in the UK I would suggest companies like VPS (Vacant Property Services). Happy that a few hours after quoting the above I have been proved wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bert bloggs Posted October 10, 2019 Share Posted October 10, 2019 (edited) 15 hours ago, Basil B said: Still many shops where there is plenty of free parking closed down so your post kind of makes little sense. on line purchasing is definitely the major factor, and Brexit has has some effect particularly with the very weak pound. but the real crunch will happen after Brexit ... if it ever happens. In my old home town there was no free parking anywhere near shops ,apart from the local corner shop ,minimum parking charge 4 pounds for half an hour in town .Now where my daughter lives its a small country town ,parking about one pound for 2 hours ,not one shop closed in the high street . and if they do ,someone else takes it over quite quickly . Edited October 10, 2019 by bert bloggs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basil B Posted October 10, 2019 Share Posted October 10, 2019 £4 for half an hour? I am in the midlands and probably Brum is the most expensive at £3 an hour but still often can find a cheaper parking option, but there again where you have to pay for parking there seems to be less empty or charity shops than where there is free parking or retail parks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bert bloggs Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 21 hours ago, Basil B said: £4 for half an hour? I am in the midlands and probably Brum is the most expensive at £3 an hour but still often can find a cheaper parking option, but there again where you have to pay for parking there seems to be less empty or charity shops than where there is free parking or retail parks. Sorry i meant 1 hour ,not half you can park for 1 and half hours for i think now 6 pounds ,a few charity shops in the high street but most shops in the indoor shopping centre . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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