Despite an overall tough festive period for retailers, online jewelery demand helped boost retail sales in December. Statistics show. Sales were up 0.4% from the previous month, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said, citing online jewelers reporting increased demand for precious metals such as gold and silver. Internet shopping performed well, while supermarket and…
Retail giants Tesco and Marks & Spencer both saw a surge in food sales over the crucial Christmas period despite citing a challenging economic backdrop. Tesco said sales in the UK were up 3.2% on last year and had now achieved its highest market share in more than a decade. M&S said it saw record…
Britain’s electric vehicle campaign suffered a major setback in 2025, with sales missing the Labour government’s key target by a wide margin, while manufacturers spent billions of dollars in rebates to shift stocks. According to preliminary data from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), battery electric vehicles (BEVs) captured only 23.4% of the…
