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Are retailers’ cost pressures past their worst?

After enduring a series of cost shocks in recent years alongside stagnant consumer demand, retailers could be forgiven for thinking that the squeeze on their profits will never cease. Nonetheless, the outlook for costs is brighter now than it has been for some time.

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