All news on the topic: Consumer confidence

The group reported an 18.3% drop in underlying pre-tax profits to £36.1million for the year to March 29, which includes its tyre supply chain business, which it has offloaded as part of an outsourcing deal

Both companies indicated that increased cost-of-living pressures led consumers to spend more cautiously

'The headline score remains negative owing to the difficulties so many have experienced as the unrelenting cost-of-living crisis batters household budgets' - Joe Staton, client strategy director at GfK

The Competition and Markets Authority said in May that the deal could undermine Ofwat's authority as water regulator by wiping SES from its dataset

Tesco said it expected to sell 33 million packs of beer and cider over the coming month but is also predicting it will sell 5.5 million bottles and cans of 'no' and 'low' alcohol options

The cost of accommodation in the UK has surged since the pandemic hit but it is not yet filtering through to the bottom line for hotel operators, new research shows

The closely watched S&P Global/CIPS UK manufacturing PMI survey rose to 51.2 in May, after falling back to 49.1 in the previous month

In a stock exchange announcement, the London-listed firm said the investment brings its total share in the company to £305million

GfK's long-running Consumer Confidence Index rose by two points in May as it slowly climbed out of negative territory, with the forecast for personal finances over the next year also rising strongly

The average discount of 3.9% recorded in March is a "marked improvement" compared with an average discount of £14,250 or 4.5% recorded in November 2023, Zoopla said

The Office for National Statistics said sales growth hit 0.0% in February, down from growth of 3.6% in January

The sofa specialist also warned that profits could be knocked further if disruption to shipments through the Red Sea continues

The Watch Register said a recent surge in crime activity has driven a 236% increase in the number of watches registered across its platform

Retailers have suffered poor retail sales due to the wet weather with toy sales the only bright spot as parents tried to keep their children entertained indoors

GfK's long-running Consumer Confidence Index fell two points to minus 21 in February

Hannah Vickers, chief of staff of construction giants Mace Group, interprets the scaling back of the £28 billion ambition as "a pragmatic decision made in the face of huge economic uncertainty"

The number of new home registrations plunged by 44% last year compared with 2022, according to new figures

Easing inflation and weak consumer demand saw total retail sales across the UK rise by just 1.2%, a plunge from the year-on-year growth of 4.2% seen in the same month in 2023, according to new data

The number of company insolvencies hit a 30-year high in 2023 as firms suffered amid high interest rates and cost pressures

The UK construction sector has experienced the highest number of bankruptcies of any industry in the UK for the past three years, according to auditing firm Mazars

Optimism for the coming 12 months has strengthened, according to a long-running survey

There are growing fears that 2023 could see a wave of company collapses as the cost of living crisis continues, as many business owners say running their firms has felt "never-ending nightmare"