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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Nov- 2019 -20 NovemberOnline & Digital
‘Worst ever’ growth for online retail sales in October
Online retail sales has seen its lowest ever growth during the month of October, according to the latest IMRG Capgemini Online Retail Index. E-commerce sales grew by 6.2% and managed to beat the three-month, six-month, and 12-month rolling averages – respectively +5.0%, +4.5%, +5.1%. However, the results are still behind…
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14 NovemberHigh Street
UK retail sales fall ‘unexpectedly’ in October
UK retail sales “unexpectedly” decreased by 0.1% in October, according to a report from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The ONS said that in the three months to October retail sales increased by just 0.2%, compared with the same period last year last year, which is the “weakest” growth…
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Oct- 2019 -23 OctoberOnline & Digital
Online retail sales drag in September
Online sales grew by a marginal 0.6% year-on-year in September, according to the latest IMRG Capgemini Online Retail Index. The firm said that despite the “extended period” of challenging results, September’s figures failed to match the already low six and 12-month rolling averages (respectively +2.3%, +5.3%), and plummeted well below…
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Sep- 2019 -26 SeptemberHigh Street
Ikea retail sales jump 5% in full-year results
Furniture retailer Ikea has reported a 5% increase in retail sales to €36.7bn (£32.5bn) for the year ended 31 August 2019. Its parent company, the Ingka Group, said this follows a number of investments during the year, including the launch of new Ikea stores in cities, strengthening its home delivery…
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24 SeptemberOnline & Digital
Online retail sales drag in August
Retail sales in August saw low growth of just 3% year-on-year according to the latest IMRG Capgemini eRetail Sales Index, and comes after online sales slumped to its lowest ever July growth last month. According to the report, August’s result falls “well below” the five-year average of +9.6%, as well…
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19 SeptemberEconomy
Retail sales see ‘modest’ growth in August
Retail sales grew by a “modest” 2.9% in August compared with the same month last year, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The year-on-year growth rate shows that the quantity bought in August 2019 increased by 2.7%, which the ONS said is a “slowdown” compared with the stronger…
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3 SeptemberHigh Street
Retail sales ‘flatline’ as discounting and poor footfall ‘hit hard’
Retail sales “flatlined” in August according to the BRC-KPMG sales monitor, as summer discounting and “poor” footfall hitting in-store sales “particularly hard”. On a total basis, sales were found to be flat in August, against an increase of 1.3% in August 2018. This is above the 3-month average of -0.4%…
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Jul- 2019 -18 JulyOnline & Digital
Online retail sales bounce back in June
Online retail sales rose by 8.5% year-on-year, the strongest growth this year, according to the latest IMRG Capgemini eRetail Sales Index. Sales bounced back after a slump in May, which saw online sales suffer their worst growth on record at +1.9%. Clothing recorded the highest growth so far this year…
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9 JulyEconomy
‘Worst June on record’ for retail sales, says BRC
On a total basis, sales decreased by 1.3% in June, against an increase of 2.3% in June 2018, according to new data from the BRC. The group said the decline dragged the three-month average into a decline of 0.1% and the 12-month average to an increase of 0.6%, the lowest…
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9 JulyEconomy
Online to make up more than 50% of retail sales in 10 years
Online shopping will account for more than 50% of retail sales (up from 19% currently) in the next 10 years according to a new report, The Digital Tipping Point, out today (Tuesday 9 July). Commissioned by law firm Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD) which advises a wide range of retailers, the…
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