UK Retail Christmas Fallout
Published Wednesday 16th January 2019 UK retail sales were flat for December, as businesses suffered their worst Christmas period in…
UK Car Sales Suffer Biggest Fall Since Financial Crisis
Published Tuesday 15th January 2019 Earlier this month, it was confirmed that UK car sales for 2018 dropped at their…
UK Retail Price Growth Accelerates in December
Published Thursday 10th January 2019 UK shop prices increased in December at their fastest rate in nearly six years. A…
Business Leaders’ Confidence Sinks to 18-Month Low
At the end of December, the Institute of Directors reported that business leaders’ confidence in the British economy sunk to…
Delivery Regulations Restricting UK Companies’ International Growth
A recent survey of major UK retailers found that delivery regulations are seen as the second largest barrier to international…
Business optimism over Brexit is declining
A survey by the Scottish Chambers of Commerce in October 2018 found that 21% of firms were less optimistic about…
New German Packaging Laws Come into Effect in January 2019
Any UK companies that sell goods in Germany need to be aware of new domestic packaging laws coming into effect…
Britain’s Goods Exports Collapse to Brexit Low
A recent business monitoring report states that the UK export market has shrunk in Q4 2018 to its lowest level…
UK Service Sector Causes Economy to Stall
The UK service sector during November grew by its smallest amount in nearly two-and-a-half years, causing many analysts to believe…
Single use plastic bans approved – what are the alternatives?
With the European Parliament backing a ban on single-use plastics by 2021, the print industry needs alternatives. Polywrap is in…