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
Consumer Sentiment Monitor - May 2026
Scottish RSM April 2026: Scottish retail sales fall prompts plea on tax and red tape
Retail Sales Monitor April: Uncertainty hits retail sales
Footfall Monitor: Retail Under Growing Pressure as Footfall Falls Sharply
Economic Monitor: Bank rate unchanged, Strait of Hormuz in limbo
Shop Price Monitor: Heavy discounting eases shop prices
Consumer Sentiment Monitor - April 2026
Scottish RSM March 2026: Sales plunge as worried shoppers cut back
Retail Sales Monitor March: Easter gatherings give food a boost
Footfall Monitor: Mediocre March under a Middle East cloud
Economic Monitor: Prices at the pump soar, real wage growth to fall ahead
Shop Price Monitor: Shop price inflation subdued, but storm clouds loom
Consumer Sentiment Monitor - March 2026
Economic Monitor: Energy prices spike, more inflation on the way?
Scottish RSM February 2026: No love lost for Valentine’s, as sales flat in February
Retail Sales Monitor February: Wet February dampens retail sales
Footfall Monitor: Wet weather keeps shoppers at home
Shop Price Monitor: Retail competition keeps price rises in check
Consumer Sentiment Monitor - February 2026