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
Shop Price Monitor: Rising inflation defies expectations
Consumer Sentiment Monitor - January 2026
Scottish RSM December 2025: Festive trading fails to muster much cheer
Retail Sales Monitor December: Drab Christmas, as consumers wait for sales
Economic Monitor: Non-food outperforms food, inflation set to dip below 3%
Footfall Monitor: December retail footfall weakens as consumers hold off for discounts
Shop Price Monitor: Inflation to remain sticky in 2026
Consumer Sentiment Monitor - December 2025
Scottish RSM November 2025: Disappointing November sales increases pressure on Christmas for retailers
Retail Sales Monitor November: Pre-Budget jitters dampen Black Friday sales
Footfall Monitor: November footfall hit by budget worries and poor weather
Economic Monitor: Unemployment hits 5%, Budget to reduce inflation
Shop Price Monitor: Fierce competition brings early Black Friday deals
Consumer Sentiment Monitor - November 2025
Property Monitor (GB): Another small reduction in retail space
Property Monitor (Scotland): Retail rents show a modest increase from Q2 levels
Property Monitor (Wales): Retail space stays flat as rents and sale prices record small increases
Scottish RSM October 2025: Scottish sales edge up but tax uncertainty casts a shadow
Retail Sales Monitor October: Consumers hold back for Black Friday deals