Basket & Barometer June 2026

Basket & Barometer June 2026

June 27, 2026 · 13 min · Season 13 · Episode 40

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Diane Wehrle joins Simon to discuss retail and economic signals from May 2026, highlighting consumer confidence and sales trends.

Send us Fan Mail Diane Wehrle CEO at Rendle Intelligence and Insights joins Simon for their monthly chat We take a look at May’s retail and economic signals, where the mood stays low but the sales numbers finally lift. We tease out how heat, online shopping, and where people choose to spend time reshape the outlook for high streets, retail parks, and seaside towns. • Consumer confidence stuck at minus 23 on the GfK index • Unemployment improving slightly to 4.8% • Retail sales rising year on ...

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