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Mother’s Day and warm weather help retail sales offset global economic headwinds

By 14 April 2025

Edinburgh Victoria Street

Source: Getty Images/E+/Guven Ozdemir

Despite ongoing global economic headwinds and strong comparisons year on year, warmer weather and Mother’s Day both helped retail sales over the month of March.

Total UK retail sales increased 1.1% year on year in the month of March, compared to a 3.5% jump for the same period in 2024, according to the latest BRC-KPMG retail sales monitor.

 

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