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: 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

Footfall Monitor: Footfall decline eases amid cautious optimism

Scottish RSM January 2026: January Joy as Retail Sales Bounce Back

Retail Sales Monitor January: January sales boost for shoppers and retailers

Economic Monitor: Bank Rate held at 3.75%, BoE forecast CPI to hit 2% in Q3 2026

Shop Price Monitor: Rising inflation defies expectations

