Retail sales increase 7%

Latest data from the British Retail Consortium has found that total retail sales increased by 7% year on year in April, against a decline of 4% in April 2024. This was above the 3-month average growth of 2.9% and above the 12-month average growth of 1.4%. For March and April together, compared with the same…

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Retail sales growth slows in January 

Latest British Retail Consortium (BRC) data  has shown that sales were up by 1.2% year-on-year in January, marking a slowdown on the 1.7% rise recorded in December. The Retail Sales Monitor also shows that January’s sales were down on the 4.2% growth seen in the same month in 2023. Food sales increased 6.3% year on year…

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Retailers see weak sales growth in December

Retailers saw sluggish sales growth as 2023 came to an end, with a retail monitor from the British Retail Consortium showing that total UK retail sales were up by just 1.7% in December against growth of 6.9% a year earlier. December’s figures also marked a slowdown from November’s sales growth of 2.7%. Retail sales over…

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