Monitors
Sector-specific insight into sales, prices, employment, merchandise, store openings and closures, and more
Our Industry Monitors
The BRC Industry Monitors are monthly and quarterly publications that deliver in-depth and comprehensive insights into the current state and performance of the UK retail industry.
Covering key aspects of the retail market, our Monitors are an invaluable resource for understanding the retail sector's performance. They offer up-to-date, sector-specific insights into sales trends, pricing, consumer sentiment, shopper footfall, retail property, and the economy. Alongside our Benchmarks, our suite of publications are the 'go-to' source of retail market intelligence in the UK.
Retail Sales Monitor
The leading indicator of retail sales
Shop Price Monitor
In-depth analysis of shop prices
Economic Monitor
Keep track of leading economic indicators
Footfall Monitor
Customer traffic across the UK
Consumer Sentiment Monitor
A monthly dive into the thoughts of UK shoppers
Property Monitor
Quarterly updates on vacancies, rents and sales prices of 200,000+ retail properties
Trade Monitor
An in-depth analysis of international trade flows, focusing on imports and exports across various countries and commodities.
Latest Monitors
Scottish RSM July 2025: Lacklustre Sales Leave Scots Shops in the Lurch
Property Monitor (Wales): Retail space inches up as rents and sale prices dip
Property Monitor (Scotland): Retail rents edge down slightly from Q1 levels
Property Monitor (GB): Slight decline in available UK retail space
Retail Sales Monitor July: Rising sales not enough to fend off job losses and store closures
Footfall Monitor: Retail Faces Summer Setback
Economic Monitor: Food inflation on the up, real wage growth slows
Shop Price Monitor: Cost of Family Food Shop Under Pressure
Consumer Sentiment Monitor - July 2025
Scottish RSM June 2025: Three months of growth in Scottish retail sales fizzled out in June
Retail Sales Monitor June: Retail sales heat up
Footfall Monitor: Too hot to shop
Economic Monitor: Unemployment up to 4.6%, oil prices volatile
Shop Price Monitor: Shop prices return to inflation as retailers struggle to shoulder Govt costs
Consumer Sentiment Monitor - June 2025
Footfall Monitor: Sluggish Start to Summer Spending
Scottish RSM May 2025: Gaming and Gardens shine amidst flat May sales
Retail Sales Monitor May: Consumers put the brakes on non-essential spending
Economic Monitor: Inflation rises to 3.5%, retail sales volumes head up