UK Retail Sales

Waitrose Parent John Lewis 'Quietly Optimistic' On Christmas Trading

British department store retailer John Lewis is 'quietly optimistic' about trading in the run-up to Christmas despite the prospect of the new Labour govern...

UK Retail Sales Fall For Third Month, CBI Says

British retailers reported a third straight month of falling sales in August and they expect another decline in September, according to the Confederat...

UK Retail Sales Slump As Inflation Rises, Spending Shifts: CBI

British retail sales slumped in April with the first year-on-year fall in volumes in 13 months, reflecting a cost-of-living squeeze and changed spending pa...

UK Retail Sales Decline Despite Panic Buying Of Fuel

British retail sales unexpectedly fell for a fifth month in a row last month, despite a rush of motorists filling their cars with fuel, adding to signs tha...

UK Retail Sales See Post-Lockdown Recovery In June

British retail sales resumed their post-lockdown recovery in June after a surprise fall in May, as soccer fans watching the Euro 2020 tournament...

UK Retail Sales Dip As Consumers Spend More In Dining Out

British retail sales fell unexpectedly last month as a lifting of lockdown restrictions encouraged spending in restaurants rather than shops, according to...

UK Retail Sales Dip After Post-Lockdown Surge: CBI

British retailers said sales fell back to more normal volumes earlier this month after a flurry of demand in April when a relaxation in lockdown rules allo...

Garden Party Plans Help Push Up UK Retail Sales

British retail sales rose in February, helped in part by consumers buying outdoor furniture ahead of a partial relaxing of coronavirus restrictions which w...