All Retail sales data articles – Page 2
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Data
Retail sales fall below lockdown levels as cost-of-living crisis deepens
Retail sales slumped in June to levels not seen since the depths of the pandemic.
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Retail sales tumble in May as consumers cut back on food shopping
Retail sales dropped in the month of May as the cost-of-living crisis hit consumer wallets.
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News
Platinum jubilee drives footfall bounce as grocers report strong trading
The extended platinum jubilee bank holiday was a boon for retail footfall, as some grocers reported strong sales in alcohol and commemorative food products despite the cost-of-living crisis.
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Data: Retail sales rebound in January driven by home improvement trends
Retail sales rose in January after a disappointing December.
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Data: Retail sales inch up in October boosted by early Christmas shopping
Retail sales rose for the first time in three months as shoppers prepared for the festive season.
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News
Retail sales rise in April as pent-up demand brings shoppers back to store
Retail sales increased last month as shoppers flocked back to bricks-and-mortar stores following reopening on April 12.
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News
Online sales growth strong in February as clothing sales rise
Online sales growth has stayed strong in February as lockdown shopping habits continued.
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News
Retail sales return to growth but reopening concerns remain
Retail sales returned to growth in February having shrunk in January but the BRC warned that many retailers were worried about getting through to the provisional April 12 reopening date.
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Data
Data: Grocery sales soar as record Christmas stretches into January
The festive cheer has rolled on into the new year for grocers, with data showing that customers’ record food and drink spending from December continued into January.
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News
Record Christmas supermarket sales as lockdown curbs spending elsewhere
UK supermarkets saw record-breaking sales in December, fuelled by coronavirus restrictions that forced non-essential retailers to close stores in the run-up to Christmas.
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News
November retail sales dampened by lockdown store closures
Retail sales growth slowed in November as tighter government restrictions forced shoppers online.
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Retail sales boosted in October as Christmas shopping starts early
Customers looking to buy Christmas presents before the second lockdown started in England earlier this month helped boost retail sales for the sixth straight month.
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Analysis
Analysis: What do Next’s golden quarter scenarios mean for retail?
As the golden quarter gets underway, Next has revised its potential sales scenarios in the coming weeks based on expected consumer behaviour and possible new government rules that could further impact how people live and shop.
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News
Retail sales continue recovery with fifth consecutive month of growth
UK retail sales increased for the fifth consecutive month in September, boosted by an uptick in non-essential categories according to official figures.
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News
Online sales growth slows despite new lockdown restrictions
While more lockdown restrictions were introduced across the UK in September, online sales growth normalised to pre-Covid levels.
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News
Retail sales for September hint at early Christmas shopping
Retail sales improved in September as back-to-school and early Christmas shopping drove consumers to buy.
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News
Retail sales rise in August driven by homewares and grocery
Retail sales showed positive signs of growth in August, but bricks-and-mortar stores continued to struggle compared with online.
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News
UK retail sales rise above pre-lockdown levels as shoppers return to stores
UK retail sales for the month of July were the highest they have been since before the pandemic struck but the outlook remains grim for many categories.
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Opinion
‘V-shaped recovery masks wildly divergent retail performance’
Not a day seems to have passed recently without a CVA or job losses from one retailer or another as a result of the lower footfall, lower spend and acceleration in shift online caused by the pandemic.
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News
Retail sales inch up in July as lockdown measures ease
Retail sales registered a second consecutive month of growth in July, which BRC chief executive Helen Dickinson said was as “a step in the right direction”.