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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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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5 JulyEconomy
Retail sales slump in June
Like-for-like in-store sales fell by -0.8% in June according to the High Street Sales Tracker (HSST), published today by accountancy and business advisory firm BDO. The firm said the poor performance came from a weak benchmark of -1.7% for the same period last year and is a further blow to…
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Jun- 2019 -21 JuneEconomy
Retail sales slump in May
The quantity bought in May 2019 decreased by 0.5% when compared with the previous month, with a strong decline of 4.5% in clothing sales, according to new figures from the ONS. However, in the three months to May 2019, the quantity bought in retail sales increased by 1.6% when compared…
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20 JuneOnline & Digital
Online retail sales in May suffer worst growth on record
May continued the 2019 trend of below-average online sales growth, with a marginal 1.9% year-on-year (YoY) increase, according to the latest IMRG Capgemini eRetail Sales Index. When compared to this time last year, which saw the strongest May growth for online retail since 2010, analysts suggest this means the state…
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4 JuneHigh Street
Retail sales in May see ‘biggest decline on record’
Sales decreased by 2.7% in May on a total basis, excluding Easter distortions, making it the “worst decline” since records began in January 1995, according to the latest BRC-KPMG sales monitor. However, the BRC said this was against an increase of 4.1% in May 2018, itself a four year record.…
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4 JuneProperty
Network Rail sees retail sales growth of 4.36% in 2018/19
Network Rail saw its retail sales grow 4.36% and like-for-like sales increase by 1.32% in the 2018/19 financial year – above the British Retail Consortium’s (BRC) figure of 0.05% for the whole of the retail sector in the same period. The transport company said its largest station retail offer –…
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May- 2019 -28 MayEconomy
Retail sales volumes jump 1.8% despite Brexit uncertainty
In the three months to April 2019, the quantity of goods bought in retail sales increased by 1.8%, when compared with the previous three months. This was supported by a strong growth in non-store retailing, which reached a “record high” of 9.4%. Online retailers selling clothing items were also the…
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22 MayEconomy
Online retail sales see subdued growth in April
Online retail sales saw sales growth of just 5.2% year-on-year (YoY) in April, according to the latest IMRG Capgemini eRetail Sales Index. The group said this compares “poorly” to the strong performance seen in April of last year (+12.5%), but continued an ongoing trend of subdued growth seen since the…
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