Retail Sales
This coverage examines retail sales trends within the UK petcare industry, providing insights for retailers, wholesalers, distributors, and supply chain operators. Pet Gazette reports on sales performance data, consumer spending patterns, seasonal trading impacts, and category-specific results, alongside case studies from pet businesses across the market. Our coverage helps pet trade professionals assess demand, forecast performance, and adapt strategies to maximise sales opportunities.
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Jun- 2013 -26 JuneRetailers
Retail sales flat but expected to pick up
Retailers expect sales to pick up next month, after stagnant volumes in the 12 months to June, according to the CBI’s latest monthly Distributive Trades Survey. The survey of 115 firms, which was conducted between 29 May and 13 June, revealed that flat retail sales volumes in the year to…
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20 JuneRetailers
Retail sales show promising increase for May
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has released figures showing a 1.9 per cent year-on-year increase in sales in the retail sector for May – the highest level on record since 2003. In addition, the increase from April to May of this year was 2.1 per cent for sales in…
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Mar- 2013 -27 MarchCurrent Affairs
Retailers expect April pick-up after halt in sales growth
Retailers anticipate sales growth to pick up next month following flat sales in March, the CBI’s Distributive Trades Survey has reported. The survey revealed that flat retail sales volumes in the year to March ended a six-month run of slowing growth. Additionally, sales volumes were found to be well below…
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6 March
UK retail sales grow at fastest rate for years in February
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has reported that retail sales in the UK grew at their fastest rate for more than three years in February. According to the BRC’s figures, like-for-like retail sales during February were up 2.7 per cent on the previous year – the fastest rate of like-for-like…
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Feb- 2013 -27 FebruaryCurrent Affairs
Retail sales growth continues but momentum slows
Retailers reported a year-on-year growth in sales volumes in the first half of February, the CBI has revealed. In its latest Distributive Trades Survey, which covers the first two weeks of February, the CBI revealed that 37 per cent of retailers saw an increase in sales volume in the year…
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12 FebruaryCurrent Affairs
Retail spend predicted to rise 26 per cent by 2022
Retail spend will rise to £377 billion over the next decade, a new report has suggested. With a rise in discretionary income and the emergence of the “considered consumer”, Hammerson’s The Reshaping of Retail report suggests that retail spend will increase 26 per cent over the next 10 years. Collaborating…
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Jan- 2013 -25 JanuaryCurrent Affairs
Retail sales growth slows in January
The CBI’s first monthly Distributive Trades Survey of 2013 revealed that retail sales growth slowed in January. Covering the opening fortnight of 2013, the survey shows 41 per cent of retailers reported increased year-on-year sales volumes and that 24 per cent reported a fall. Though better than the anticipated 10…
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8 JanuaryRetailers
Christmas period proves testing time ahead says BRC chief
The Christmas period has done nothing to convince retailers that 2013 has any significant growth in store, said the British Retail Consortium’s (BRC) director general Helen Dickinson. Consumers have been really astute this festive period, according to the BRC chief, and waited until the last minute to make festive purchases,…
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Dec- 2012 -20 DecemberRetailers
ONS releases flat November retail sales figures
Following statistics from the Confederation of British Industry (CBI), the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has also released damning figures in the lead up to the festive season. It was presumed that November would show an increase in sales after October’s shock 0.8 per cent fall. But figures released by…
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Nov- 2012 -30 NovemberCurrent Affairs
Retail sales growth continues
High street retailers have reported improved year-on-year sales for the third consecutive month, according to data gathered by the Confederation of British Industry (CBI). The CBI’s latest quarterly Distributive Trades Survey covers the first two weeks in November and revealed that year-on-year sales volumes grew for the third successive month,…
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