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
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
Shop Price Monitor: Govt costs pushes food inflation higher
Consumer Sentiment Monitor - May 2025
Scottish RSM April 2025: Scottish retail sales shone in April aided by sunnier weather
Property Monitor (GB): Modest increase in available UK retail space
Property Monitor (Scotland): Retail rents continue to increase
Property Monitor (Wales): Market asking rent experiences a slight decline
Retail Sales Monitor April: RETAILERS MAKE HAY WHILE THE SUN SHINES
Footfall Monitor: Spring Sunshine and late Easter boost UK footfall
Economic Monitor: Fastest retail sales growth since 2021, consumer sentiment takes a hit
Shop Price Monitor: Food inflation up as labour costs rise
Consumer Sentiment Monitor - April 2025
Scottish RSM March 2025: Mother’s Day Lifts Scottish Sales in March
Retail Sales Monitor March: Green shoots for retail sales
Footfall Monitor: Footfall hit by late Easter
Trade Monitor: View Dashboard