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Britain’s consumer spending has grown 1.1 per cent in March, despite the fears that the still ongoing Brexit drama would send it plummeting further. Figures from the Office for National Statistics show that consumers might have just shrugged off recent political events to ignore Westminster’s turmoil and hit the high …

Dangerous cars, electrical goods and toys could flood into the UK after Brexit unless the government reforms the current “failing” safety enforcement system, the consumer group Which? said today. The group has said that UK consumers will be ‘vulnerable to delays in spotting and dealing with unsafe products’ if access …

This news arrives after the US based company posted a $17.9 million loss for the year to February 2, 2019 and a global decline in revenue of 7.5 per cent.

Clarke - who has backed a Brexit delay - has held various significant Ministerial posts including Chancellor of the Exchequer and Home Secretary, and remains a lively commentator and speaker.

Prime Minister Theresa May has said: “For too long in our country, prosperity has been unfairly spread… but we want it to work for all communities.”

Despite a drop of seven per cent in toy sales for the year, the UK market still brought in an impressive £3.3 billion.

The firm is confident that the plans it has in place will ensure supply in any transition period and that TOMY UK, along with its retail partners, will have a successful 2019

However, the company's CEO maintains that Build a Bear is a strong brand at retail

"We have had a shiningly good year. We believe in the High Street and the High Street is nowhere near dead."

The leaders of the UK’s five leading employers’ groups including The British Chambers if Commerce and Federation of Small Businesses have said the country was nowhere near ready for March 29th.