{"id":161910,"date":"2019-07-22T20:15:54","date_gmt":"2019-07-22T20:15:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theindustry.fashion\/uk-retail-industry-battles-toughest-ever-trading-conditions\/"},"modified":"2021-08-12T14:02:21","modified_gmt":"2021-08-12T14:02:21","slug":"uk-retail-industry-battles-toughest-ever-trading-conditions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theindustry.fashion\/uk-retail-industry-battles-toughest-ever-trading-conditions\/","title":{"rendered":"UK retail industry battles \"toughest ever\" trading conditions"},"content":{"rendered":"
The health of the UK retail industry is on the brink of falling to record lows as shops battle some of the \u201ctoughest trading conditions they\u2019ve ever experienced\u201d.<\/p>\n
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The Retail Health Index, which takes into account consumer demand, gross margins and costs, fell from 77 to 76 in the second quarter, financial services firm KPMG and Ipsos Retail Think Tank (RTT) said.<\/p>\n