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Pop-up retail worth 2.3 billion pounds to UK economy

The pop-up retail sector is growing at 12.3 percent and is currently now worth 2.3 billion pounds to the UK economy, according to ‘Britain’s Pop-Up Retail Economy’, the second annual report into the pop-up sector from Centre for Economics and Business Research (Cebr). The report, commissioned by EE, found that pop-ups now account for 0.76...

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Will Easter be a retail spending bonanza?

Retailers are hoping to cash in on the Easter bank holiday weekend, with consumers spending a record £10.5bn. Analysis by the Centre for Economics and Business Research predicts that households will spend an average of £434, up 2% on last Easter. The CEBR said shoppers will be drawn out by some good weather, itching to hit the High Street as the...

Fashion

Euro Championships To Fuel England's Retailers

The Centre for Economic and Business Research (CEBR) has predicted a GBP1bn spending boost for England's retailers in lieu of the Euro 2004 soccer championships. CEBR has forecasted additional spending on the England team reaching the quarter finals of the tournament, but says there will be a significant uplift whatever the team's fortunes....