Tag Archives: retail sales

Springboard: Boxing Day brings ‘challenging trading’ for retailers

The UK’s average retail footfall was -4.5% lower yesterday (Tuesday December 26) compared with Boxing Day last year, according to the latest data from Springboard. The retail expert said: “This was one of the most challenging Boxing Days that bricks-and-mortar stores have seen since we first published Boxing Day activity …

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Arrival of summer prompts pick-up in UK retail sales growth

UK retail sales rose by 1.2 % in June on a like-for-like basis from June 2016, according to statistics from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and accounting firm KPMG. The BRC-KPMG retail sales monitor for June (which covers the five weeks from May 28 to July 1), notes that over …

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Retail sales slow in May

UK retail sales slipped by 0.4% in May on a like-for-like basis from May 2016, when they had dropped 0.5% from the preceding year. The figures relate to the British Retail Consortium (BRC) -KPMG retail sales monitor, covering the four weeks from April 30 to May 27. BRC chief executive …

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Late Easter brings boost to spending

UK retail sales rose by 5.6% last month on a like-for-like basis from April 2016, according to the latest statistics from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and KPMG. Covering the four weeks to April 29, the BRC-KPMG retail sales monitor reveals that on a total basis, sales rose 6.3% in April, …

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