consumer perception

Image for Irish retail sales rose 1.1% on a monthly basis in April
Finance

Irish retail sales rose 1.1% on a monthly basis in April

(Reuters) -Irish retail sales rose 1.1% month-on-month in April and climbed 3% year-on-year, Central...

28th May, 2025

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Home improvement retailer Kingfisher's sales buoyed by sunny UK

LONDON (Reuters) -European home improvement retailer Kingfisher reported a 1.8% rise in first quarte...

28th May, 2025

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UK grocery inflation hits highest level in 15 months, says Kantar

LONDON (Reuters) -British grocery price inflation jumped to 4.1% for the four weeks to May 18, its h...

28th May, 2025

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Temu-owner PDD Holdings profit dives as it faces challenges at home and abroad

(Reuters) -Chinese e-commerce company PDD Holdings missed Wall Street estimates for first-quarter re...

27th May, 2025

Image for UK retail sentiment plummets in May and sales fell more sharply, CBI says
Finance

UK retail sentiment plummets in May and sales fell more sharply, CBI says

LONDON (Reuters) -Confidence among British retailers fell at the sharpest pace in five years and a d...

27th May, 2025

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Consumer confidence rises in May, NIER data shows

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Swedish consumer confidence rose in May, increasing to 83.1 points from 81.6 po...

27th May, 2025

Image for German consumer sentiment gets boost for June but households still thrifty, GfK finds
Finance

German consumer sentiment gets boost for June but households still thrifty, GfK finds

By Rachel More BERLIN (Reuters) -German consumer sentiment is set to improve again slightly heading...

27th May, 2025

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German rights group fails in bid to stop Meta's data use for AI

(Reuters) -A German consumer rights group on Friday failed to win a court injunction to stop Meta Pl...

23rd May, 2025

Image for French consumer confidence falls unexpectedly to 5-month low in May
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French consumer confidence falls unexpectedly to 5-month low in May

PARIS (Reuters) -French consumer confidence fell unexpectedly in May, hitting a five-month low as co...

23rd May, 2025

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Energy bills to fall for millions of Britons as price cap drops 7%

(Reuters) -British energy regulator Ofgem on Friday lowered its price cap on household energy bills...

23rd May, 2025

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UK consumers turn a little less gloomy in May, GfK survey shows

MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) -Britain's consumers turned a bit more confident in May, according to...

23rd May, 2025

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Apple plans smart glasses launch in 2026, Bloomberg News reports

(Reuters) -Apple plans to release smart glasses at the end of next year, Bloomberg News reported on...

22nd May, 2025