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Great cancellation spreads beyond Netflix

Swedish rival H&M last month also reported a sudden slowdown in sales growth. Spending on apparel has dropped below 2019 levels in the UK, according to data provider Fable.

23 April 2022

Growth in UK economic activity drops to 10-month low, survey finds

Airline spending was 39 per cent lower in the week to December 12 than in the equivalent week of 2019, compared with a shortfall of 20 per cent the previous month, according to Fable Data, a company that tracks bank transactions.

16 December 2021

Drop in UK consumer confidence fuels double-dip recession fears

Figures from Fable Data, a company that tracks bank transactions, showed the annual change in spending for pubs and restaurants contracted in the week ending October 18, reversing September’s expansion, despite growth in spending on food deliveries.

23 October 2020

London restaurant spend topped 2019 before new restrictions

Spending at restaurants, pubs and bars in London climbed above 2019 levels for the first time during the coronavirus pandemic before new restrictions were put in place, data provided exclusively to City A.M has shown. Food and beverage spending was 1.7 per cent higher in September than a year earlier, according to Fable Data, which tracks card payments and bank transactions.

21 October 2020

Richer London boroughs suffer biggest fall in lockdown spending

Some of the richer boroughs – where residents have thriving food scenes on their doorstep and more spare cash – did the best from the Eat Out to Help Out scheme in August, according to card payments and bank transactions tracked by Fable Data.

11 September 2020

Fear and frustration: Europe’s wealthy keep wallets closed

Card transaction data from analytics firm Fable Data shows UK retail sales rose in August, recovering to just above 2019 levels by the end of the month. Consumers shifted spending from entertainment, leisure and transport towards cars, car maintenance, home improvements and sporting goods.

11 September 2020

As pubs reopen in the UK, is it still Rishi’s round?

Pub and restaurant spend improved from –66% YoY to –51% YoY, following last weekend’s reopening, as Fable Data informs the government case for economic intervention. Real time data sources – such as Fable Data – are influencing government policy, as the Treasury battles to protect the UK economy. Currently the Treasury has an extremely challenging...

08 July 2020

UK economy faces gloomy fourth quarterSpending slowed even before new restrictions were announced

Consumer spending remains the bright spot in the economy, with the latest figures from Fable Data, which tracks spending on cards and bank accounts, showing a 4.8 per cent rise in total spending in the week up to September 13, compared with the same week in 2019.

23 January 2020

TV and takeaways

The primary application of our data is the low latency read we give on daily sales at hundreds of merchants across Europe. We provide contextual insight as well. Through our anonymised consumer spend panel, we can discover which merchants are more likely to be shopped together. A simple way to understand this is an analogy...

04 August 2019