The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has released its 2025/26 Christmas FAQs, offering retailers a consolidated view of the issues expected to shape the festive trading period. The briefing brings together recent retail sales trends, early forecasts for Christmas spending, and sector-specific guidance on supply chain resilience, retail crime, food safety, cost-of-living pressures and sustainability expectations. Retail sales trends and evolving festive spending patterns The BRC’s latest FAQs summarise h ...