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Tag Archives: ONS
“Retail sales surge close to pre-lockdown levels”
The retail headlines last week were interesting. Based on the latest Office for National Statistics retail sales data (for June 2020), the media packaged up a story about how UK retail sales had surged to pre-lockdown levels and were close … Continue reading
Posted in Consumer Change, Covid19, Data, Food Standards, Home Delivery, Internet shopping, Lockdown, Office for National Statistics, Online Retailing, Retail Change, Retail Sales, Sales, Shopping, Uncategorized
Tagged Covid-19, Food retailing, Home Delivery, Internet Sales, Lockdown, Online shopping, ONS, Retail Sales
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Changing Times – the ONS Inflation Basket
As I write this entry, I am about to make a presentation at a business conference on the changing nature of retailing and the future of the high street. There are a number of themes I aim to pursue but … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Consumer Change, Data
Tagged Consumer change, e-books, Inflation, ONS, Products, Scotland
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