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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Jan- 2020 -29 JanuaryEconomy
Retail sales fall flat for third consecutive month, CBI finds
Retail sales volumes were flat for the third consecutive month in the year to January with no growth expected next month, according to the latest monthly CBI Distributive Trends Survey. The figures indicate retail sales volumes posted no growth in the year to January (0%, unchanged from December) and that…
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24 JanuaryOnline & Digital
December online retail sales surge 9.4%
UK online retail sales growth spiked by 9.4% year-on-year in December 2019, according to the latest IMRG Capgemini Online Retail Index. The report said online retail “defied” forecasts of poor turnouts during the festive season, with Q4 recording a growth rate of 11.3%. This was largely boosted by November’s peak…
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16 JanuaryTips
How to maximise opportunities in online luxury retail sales in 2020 – our guide
The global luxury market has been seeing unprecedented levels of growth in recent years. At this rate, experts have slated the total worldwide market—with the help of a robust online luxury retail industry—to reach at least £91bn by 2025. While luxury retail stores have set a solid significance of their…
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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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