Retail Sales

Valentines Day helps retail sales jump 1.1% in February

Total retail sales in the UK increased by 1.1% year-on-year for the four weeks ended 1 March, a similar increase compared with February 2024, as Valentines Day helped boost sales. During the period, food sales increased by 2.3% year-on-year in February, compared with a growth of 5.6% in the same…

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UK retail sales grow 2.3% in February, BDO reveals

Total retail sales in discretionary spend categories grew by 2.3% in February, compared to a negative base of -1.3% in the same month in 2024, according to BDO’s latest High Street Sales Tracker. The latest report from accountancy and business advisory firm BDO shows that in store sales in lifestyle…

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UK retail sales rise by 1.7% in January

UK retail sales volumes increased by 1.7% in January driven largely by food sales, the ONS has revealed.  According to the new figures, sales volumes fell by 0.6% in the three months to January 2025, compared with the three months to October 2024, but rose by 1.4%, compared with the…

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Retail sales increase 2.6% despite ‘stormy’ January

UK total retail sales increased by 2.6% year-on-year in January, against a growth of 1.2% in January 2024, as consumer sentiment remained resilient despite stormy weather, according to the latest figures from the BRC-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor. This growth was above the three-month average growth of 1.1% and above the…

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Retail sales unexpectedly fall amid ‘poor’ supermarket sales

Retail sales fell 0.3% in December according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics. It follows a 0.1% increase in November, revised down from a previous estimate of a 0.2% rise. Analysts had been expecting sales to rise by 0.4% in the run up to Christmas as…

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Network Rail retail sales rise 10% to £233m in Q2

Network Rail saw its total retail sales rise 10% to £233.7m for the second quarter from July to September, spelling an increase of over £21m on the same period last year.  Additionally, retail sales overtook the previous quarter, jumping by over £8m. Network Rail’s annual retail sales for 2023/24 surpassed…

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Retail sales fall short of expectations in November

Retail sales in the UK rose 0.2% in November, behind analysts expectations of 0.5%, according to data from the Office for National Statistics. However, this slight increase is an improvement on the 0.7% decline seen in October. ONS stated growth in supermarkets and other non-food stores was partly offset by…

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UK retail sales dip 3.3% in November

UK total retail sales decreased by 3.3% year on year in November, against a growth of 2.6% in November 2023, the British Retail Consortium showed. According to the new figures, this was below the 3-month average growth of -0.1% and the 12-month average growth of 0.5%. However, the BRC said…

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Retail sales dip by 0.7% in October

Retail sales have dipped in October by 0.7% following a rise of 0.1% in September, the ONS has revealed.  New figures released today (22 November) show that when compared with their pre-coronavirus pandemic level in February 2020, volumes were down by 1.5%. However, over the year to October 2024, sales…

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Retail sales see weak growth in October amid pre-budget uncertainty

Total retail sales in the UK nudged up by only 0.6% in October, compared with a growth of 2.6% in October 2023, as retail was hit by ongoing uncertainty surrounding the autumn budget, the BRC has reported. The BRC also attributed this slowdown to the fact that the October half-term…

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