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- 2025 -15 JulyHigh Street
Warm weather and promotions boost retail sales 3.1% in June
Total UK retail sales grew by 3.1% year-on-year in June, reversing a 0.2% decline in the same month last year, as the summer heatwave and promotions elevated performance, according to the latest BRC-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor. It comes as food sales rose 4.1% compared with a 1.8% increase in June…
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11 JulyEconomy
Economy unexpectedly shrinks 0.1% in May
Monthly real gross domestic product (GDP) unexpectedly fell 0.1% in May 2025, following an unrevised fall of 0.3% in April 2025 and growth of 0.4% in March 2025, according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Gross domestic product (GDP) rose by 0.5% in the three…
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7 JulySport & Leisure
Footasylum FY profits jump 188% as sales hit record ยฃ349.5m
Footasylum has revealed its profit before taxย jumped 188% to ยฃ17.2m and its operating profits more than doubled to ยฃ21.7m, in the year to 25 January 2025. It comes as it reported a 9.4% rise in revenues to ยฃ349.5m amid strong consumer demand for its exclusive brands and new store…
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Jun- 2025 -27 JuneHealth & Beauty
Boots sales rise 5% in Q3 amid strong online performance
Walgreen Boots Alliance has reported that its International segment saw sales rise by 7.8% to $6.2bn (ยฃ4.5bn) during the third quarter, with Boots UK sales growing 5% and the Germany wholesale business growing 6.8%.ย The group, which is the parent company of Boots, has seen its third quarter sales rise…
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20 JuneHigh Street
Retail sales see sharpest monthly fall since December 2023
Retail sales volumes fell by 2.7% in May, according to the latest retail sales figures from the ONS, marking the sharpest monthly decline since December 2023. The fall followed a revised 1.3% rise in April and was driven largely by reduced spending in food stores and weaker sales of clothing…
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11 JuneEconomy
Womenโs Euros to deliver ยฃ593m retail boost, report finds
The Womenโs Euro 2025 football tournament is expected to deliver a ยฃ593.4m boost to UK retail, according to a new report from VoucherCodes.co.uk. The Womenโs UEFA Euro 2025 Spending Report forecasts that the event will contribute ยฃ851.6m to the UK economy overall. Around 19.7 million fans are expected to watch…
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10 JuneEconomy
Retail sales rise 1% in May despite low non-essential spending
Total retail sales rose by 1% year-on-year in the four weeks to 31 May, up from 0.7% in the same period last year, despite customers cutting back on non-essential purchases, according to new figures from the British Retail Consortium (BRC).ย It comes as consumer confidence had risen in May, supported…
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3 JuneDepartment Stores
Spring heatwave sparks 500% retail sales surge at Debenhams Group
The Debenhams Group, which includes Debenhams, Karen Millen, Boohoo, Man, and PrettyLittleThing, has reported a 500% surge in sales and a 1,000% increase in searches for certain summer products this May, compared with the same month last year, driven by the spring heatwave. New data, which looked at the demand…
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May- 2025 -23 MayEconomy
Retail sales beat expectations in April
Retail sales volumes increased 1.2% in April 2025, up from a rise of 0.1% in March 2025, marking the fourth consecutive month of growth and easily beating forecasts of 0.2%. Food store sales increased 3.9%, mostly recovering from falls in February and March 2025. Supermarkets, specialist food stores such as…
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14 MayLuxury Goods
Burberry to axe 1,700 roles amid full-year losses
Burberry has warned it could cut up to 1,700 roles globally as part of a new cost-cutting drive, after the group fell to a ยฃ3m loss in its full-year results, down from a profit of ยฃ418m the prior year.ย In the year ended 29 March 2025, revenues plummeted 17% to…
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