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UK Black Friday off to muted start amid cost of living crisis

Number of shoppers on high streets up on last year but demand for home deliveries down 5%, say analysts

The Guardian - UK

Shoppers to spend £8.7bn in Black Friday spending blitz to boost high street

Shoppers are predicted to give the high street an unexpected boost as they go out in search of bargains on Black Friday

Daily Mirror

UK retailers hit by footfall decline amid cost of living squeeze

Fewer shoppers visited high streets, retail parks and shopping centres last week, figures show

The Guardian - UK

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UK retailers hit by drop in footfall as energy bills rise

Fall of 0.2% recorded in week starting 2 October, with biggest dip in shopping centres and retail parks

The Guardian - UK

Shopper footfall slows for third month running as households face cost of living crisis

Retail analyst warns that inflation, rising interest rates and hybrid working is impacting on people's shopping habits

Wales Online

Recovery in shopper numbers slows as inflation bites

Shoppers likely to spend even more cautiously in October in face of inflation and rise in interest rates

The Independent UK

Shopper footfall recovery slows as households face ‘severe economic situation’

Footfall was up by just 6.8% on last September, dropping away from the 8.6% and 15.5% uplifts seen in August and July respectively, Springboard said.

The Independent UK

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British shoppers likely to spend £4.4bn less on non-essentials during Christmas period

The cost of living crisis means almost 60% of shoppers expect to cut back in retail’s ‘golden quarter’

The Guardian - UK

UK high street warned not to expect return of pre-Covid Christmas

December retail footfall forecast to be 18% down on 2019 levels as people struggle with soaring cost of living

The Guardian - UK

Visits to shopping centres and high streets dip below pre-pandemic levels

South of England experiencing faster recovery than north, Scotland and Northern Ireland

The Guardian - UK

More evidence that bosses want you back to work in the office despite COVID's endless grip

LOS ANGELES — Most bosses remain steadfast in their desire to see their white-collar employees in the office despite many workers' desire to stay home most of the time.

Los Angeles Times

Footfall set to remain below pre-pandemic 2019 levels for the foreseeable future

Springboard said the cost-of-living crisis is starting to limit consumer spending, while working from home has ‘become a permanent fixture’.

The Independent UK

Tube and rail strikes a ‘blow’ say struggling retailers as London’s West End set to ‘grind to halt’

Footfall is expected to drop by 9.3% across all retail destinations amid the strikes, peaking at a 13% fall at shopping centres

Evening Standard

Rail strikes a ‘blow’ say struggling retailers

Footfall is expected to drop by 9.3% across all retail destinations next week, peaking at a 13% fall at shopping centres.

The Independent UK

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Evening Standard

Skill Up Step Up: Nando’s serves up extra help as we get job pledges for 300

Nando’s will offer an initial 10 jobs to trainees

The Independent UK

Skill Up Step Up: Nando’s backs our campaign as jobs pledged passes 300 mark

Another 10 jobs for young people secured by our skills training campaign

Daily Record

Funding helps Lanarkshire training provider get back on track following lockdown troubles

Claymore Training one of 41 participants to benefit from National Transition Fund's Springboard for Rural Skills project.

The Independent UK

Retailers hope restriction-free Easter and warm weather will boost sector

Experts said shopper footfall is predicted to rise by 6.2% over the break compared with the weekend before, and by 13.3% on Saturday.

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Evening Standard

‘I found myself again’: the London charity helping young refugees rebuild their lives

After fleeing persecution in his native Iran at the end of 2020, Mardin, 18, made the long and harrowing journey to the UK.

The Independent UK

Skill Up Step Up: Jobs pledged for more than 100 young adults by employers backing our campaign

Employers who have pledged jobs include Compass Group and Ottolenghi

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