Retail Sales
This coverage analyses UK retail sales performance, highlighting monthly figures, sector breakdowns, seasonal trends, and consumer spending patterns. Reporting examines how economic conditions, promotions, and market dynamics influence sales outcomes across categories, providing retail managers and executives with actionable insights into trading conditions and customer demand.
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Mar- 2021 -17 MarchHigh Street
Scottish retail sales down 22% in February
Scottish retail sales for February fell by 22% against the prior year, the fourth worst monthly performance in the past year, according to the latest Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) and KPMG figures. The SRC claimed that the fall in sales was only aided by a small but “nonetheless discernible boost”…
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9 MarchHigh Street
UK retail sales up 9.5% in February, says BRC-KPMG
Like-for-like UK retail sales increased 9.5% last month against February 2020, according to the latest BRC-KPMG retail sales monitor, which covered the four weeks between 31 January – 27 February 2021. The data revealed that over the three months to February, in-store sales of non-food items declined 38.9% on a…
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9 MarchOnline & Digital
Online retail sales up 70% in February
Online retail sales reportedly increased 69.5% year-on-year in February 2020, as Boris Johnson’s ‘roadmap’ out of lockdown supported consumer confidence. While the figure is slightly lower than January’s 74% growth, it is above the three, six, and 12-month rolling averages of 57.1%, 42.5%, and 42.7% year-on-year respectively. According to the…
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Feb- 2021 -19 FebruaryCoronavirus
Retail sales tumble 8.2% in January despite online boom
Retail sales tumbled by 8.2% in January despite rising online sales, as stores were hit by heightened restrictions amid the third national lockdown. According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), the value of sales was also 7.8% lower than the previous month, while the overall decline was largely driven…
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18 FebruaryHigh Street
Charity retailers’ progress stunted by lockdown restrictions
Despite an encouraging start to the period, lockdown restrictions have “taken their toll” on the performance of charity retailers in the fourth quarter of 2020, with the outlook for 2021 remaining “very uncertain”, according to accountancy firm BDO. According to BDO’s Charity Retail Sales Tracker, produced in association with the…
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9 FebruaryCoronavirus Featured Content
January retail sales slump to lowest level since May 2020
January saw retail sales growth decline to its lowest level since May of last year, figures by the BRC and KPMG show. According to the pair’s sales monitor, total retail sales dropped by 1.3% in January compared to 0.4% in January 2020 as national lockdown measures continue to disrupt trading. …
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8 FebruaryHigh Street
Retail sales fall 10% in January
Total like-for-like retail sales declined by 10% in January as both the national lockdown and impact of Covid-19 affected shops across England, according to BDO’s High Street Sales Tracker. It found that lifestyle total like-for-like sales fell to 16.7% in January. This month’s result reportedly marked “the worst” since June…
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Jan- 2021 -22 JanuaryCoronavirus
Retail sales fall to lowest ever annual level
The retail sector has suffered its largest annual fall since records began, with total sales down 1.9% against the year prior, as restrictions on non-essential retail continued to impact the sector as a whole. This was the biggest decline since records began in 1997, according to the ONS. After declines…
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Dec- 2020 -18 DecemberCoronavirus
Retail sales down 3.8% in November
Retail sales in November were down 3.8% compared to the previous month, according to the latest figures published by the ONS. The office reported that the decline in sales was a result of many stores’ decisions to cease trading following government guidance during the coronavirus pandemic. Figures show that in…
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Nov- 2020 -10 NovemberHigh Street
Pre-lockdown boost sees retail sales up 4.9%
UK retail sales increased by 4.9% on a total basis in the four weeks ended 31 October 2020, according to the latest BRC-KPMG retail sales monitor. In October, UK retail sales increased 5.2% against the 0.9% decrease the preceding year. During this period, like-for-like sales were measured excluding temporarily closed…
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