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UK retail sales

  • Friday, 21 June, 2024
    Clothes and furniture spending lift British retail sales more than expected

    Public finance data shows large debt challenge facing next government

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    A shop assistant working inside a store in London
  • Friday, 24 May, 2024
    British retail sales fall in April as rain deters shoppers

    Volume drops 2.3% compared with forecast of 0.4% decline

    A pedestrian holding an umbrella walks past a Marks & Spencer store near Marble Arch on Oxford Street in London on a rainy day
  • Monday, 6 May, 2024
    UK economy
    Wet weather and early Easter damp UK spring sales

    Value of retail sales fell at an annual rate of 4% in April, after 3.5% growth in March

    Shoppers walking down Oxford Street in the rain
  • Friday, 19 April, 2024
    British retail sales stagnate as shoppers cut back on groceries

    Economists had expected 0.3% expansion in March

    People shopping in a grocery store
  • Monday, 8 April, 2024
    UK retail sales growth picks up as price pressures ease

    Data from British Retail Consortium points to signs of recovery for sector ahead of warmer months

    Shoppers in London’s Oxford Street
  • Friday, 22 March, 2024
    British retail sales hold steady in February

    ONS figures defy expectations of contraction as growth in clothing purchases offsets lower food sales

    People cross the busy street
  • Tuesday, 5 March, 2024
    UK retail sales rose at slowest pace since 2022 in February

    British Retail Consortium says consumer demand was hit by bad weather

    A wet winter’s day in Glasgow
  • Friday, 16 February, 2024
    British retail sales rebound in January after Christmas slump

    Increase in January volumes suggests economy has picked up momentum after weak end to 2023

    Shoppers on Oxford Street, London
  • Tuesday, 6 February, 2024
    UK retail sales growth slows

    Figures from British Retail Consortium point to continuing impact of cost of living crisis on households

    Shoppers on London’s Oxford Street
  • Friday, 19 January, 2024
    News in-depthUK economy
    Is the UK still on course for a soft landing?

    Uptick in inflation and disappointing retail sales complicate picture for Bank of England, say analysts

  • Friday, 19 January, 2024
    British retail sales fell more than expected in run-up to Christmas

    Figures raise risk that UK fell into technical recession at the end of 2023

    Festive shoppers on Oxford Street, London
  • Wednesday, 10 January, 2024
    J Sainsbury PLC
    Sainsbury’s shares slide as general merchandise sales disappoint

    Supermarket group among biggest fallers on FTSE 100 as strong grocery Christmas sales are overshadowed

    A customer shops for cooking products at a Sainsbury’s supermarket in London
  • Tuesday, 9 January, 2024
    UK economy
    Weak consumer confidence holds back UK retail spending in December

    Findings by BRC in festive period cast a shadow over more promising recent economic data

    A woman carries shopping bags in the rain
  • Friday, 5 January, 2024
    UK retail industry
    Surviving UK department stores seek to avoid fate of fallen rivals

    High-profile collapses from House of Fraser to Debenhams prompt sector’s remaining players to invest for future

    Fenwick’s refurbished store in Newcastle
  • Friday, 22 December, 2023
    British retail sales beat forecasts ahead of key Christmas period

    ONS registers fastest month-on-month growth in November since start of 2023

    Christmas shoppers in London
  • Tuesday, 5 December, 2023
    Cautious UK shoppers cut purchases in run-up to Christmas

    British Retail Consortium says sales growth was below inflation in November, ahead of busiest spending period

    Shoppers admire a window display in London’s Bond Street
  • Friday, 17 November, 2023
    UK retail sales fall to two-year low as inflation-hit consumers cut spending

    Figures contrast with expectations of a rise and send gilt yields lower

    Shoppers on Oxford Street in London
  • Tuesday, 7 November, 2023
    UK retail spending growth drops in run-up to Christmas

    Data from British Retail Consortium points to household caution ahead of busiest shopping season

    The choir of angels Christmas display at Selfridges in London
  • Friday, 20 October, 2023
    UK public finances
    UK government borrowing was lower than forecast in September

    Better than expected data on budget deficit raises pressure on chancellor Jeremy Hunt to outline tax cuts

    The Treasury building in Westminster
  • Friday, 22 September, 2023
    British retail sales rebound as shoppers return to high streets

    July rain had depressed quantity of goods bought, says UK’s statistics agency

    A woman, walking in shopping crowds, carrying a shopping bag from the store Next over her shoulder and another in her left hand. The bags have ‘Hello summer’ written on them
  • Monday, 4 September, 2023
    UK consumer spending ‘rebounds’ in August

    Retail sales rise at annual rate of 4.1% after boost from holiday purchases, according to BRC figures

    Moviegoers queue outside a film theatre in Glasgow to see Barbie and Oppenheimer
  • Friday, 18 August, 2023
    British retail sales fall as wet weather depresses spending

    Volume of goods bought drops 1.2% between June and July after expanding in previous three months

    Sale discounts are displayed in a shop window in London
  • Friday, 11 August, 2023
    Wilkinson Hardware Stores
    How high street stalwart Wilko came unstuck

    Discount chain collapsed after almost a century in the face of competition, supply chain problems and inflation

  • Monday, 7 August, 2023
    Wet weather damps UK consumer spending

    Retail sales growth lags behind inflation rate with a rise of 1.5% in July

    People shelter under umbrellas during a downpour in London
  • Monday, 10 July, 2023
    UK economy
    Warm weather boosts UK consumer spending in June, data shows

    British Retail Consortium and Barclays figures signal growth in retail sales, but still lags behind inflation

    Customers drinking outside a bar in Brighton, England in June 2023
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