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Businesses look to economic recovery as SMEs predict significant growth in 2021

Business News Retail by Sam Lewis on 19th February 2021

Businesses are reporting their optimism in regards to the reopening of non-essential retail and the gradual end of lockdowns throughout the coming year. This comes via the latest quarterly SME Barometer from Barclaycard, which shows

Jewellers see 85% online spend boom through second lockdown

News Retail by Sam Lewis on 10th December 2020

Overall spend on non-essential retail through November contracted 4.6% YoY, Barclaycard reported

Two thirds of SMEs felt more confident heading into second lockdown, research finds

News Retail by Sam Lewis on 17th November 2020

Sterling Rates To Fluctuate During Brexit Negotiations

Almost half of SMEs reported upping their online presence in order to tap into the booming e-commerce market

Retail footfall down 75% YoY as England’s second lockdown curtails Christmas shopping

News Retail by Sam Lewis on 10th November 2020

The impact of England's second lockdown, which began last Thursday 5 November, is already being felt by retailers with an

SMEs optimistic for 2020 rebound as Q2 figures exceed expectations

Business News Retail by Sam Lewis on 20th August 2020

Eton High Street’s Tribute To The Queen For Her 90th Birthday

Small and medium enterprises (SME) are slowly regaining confidence after a stronger than expected second-quarter performance, according to new data

July sees smallest decrease in consumer spending since lockdown began as retail sales ‘warm up’

News Retail by Sam Lewis on 11th August 2020

Last month saw only a minimal 2.6% year-on-year decline in overall consumer spending, according to new data from Barclaycard. This marked the smallest decrease since lockdown began, with year-on-year monthly spending on non-essentials jumping from

Consumer spending begins to return to normal as Britain opens up

News Retail by Sam Lewis on 14th July 2020

Theresa May Campaigns In South Wales Ahead Of The June General Election

However, the report suggested that the high street may have a long recovery period ahead as over half (56%) of consumers continue to avoid non-essential shops.