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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Aug- 2023 -8 AugustEconomy
Retail sales growth slows in July amid heavy rain
The UK’s total retail sales increased by 1.5% in the four weeks to 29 July, against the 2.3% growth experienced in the same month last year. This was below the three-month average growth of 3.5% and the 12-month average growth of 3.9%, according to BRC data. This lacklustre growth in…
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Apr- 2023 -11 AprilBusiness
UK retail up 5.1% in March
Total retail sales in the UK were up 5.1% in March according to data from the British Retail Consortium and KPMG. This is above the three-month average growth of 4.8% and the 12-month average growth of 2.6% for the five weeks between 26 February and 1 April. Like-for-like retail sales…
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Aug- 2022 -10 AugustRetailing
Heatwave helps boost retail sales 2.3% in July
Retail sales increased 2.3% in July as the heatwave experienced across the UK helped boost demand for “hot weather essentials”, according to the latest data from the BRC and KPMG retail sales monitor. UK retail sales increased 1.6% on a like-for-like basis from July 2021, when they had increased 4.7%.…
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Jul- 2022 -12 JulyIndustry News
Cost of living crisis starts to impact sales, BRC finds
On a total basis, sales decreased by 1.0% in June, against an increase of 10.4% in June 2021, according to the latest figures from BRC’s sales monitor. This is below the three-month average decline of 0.8% and the 12-month average growth of 3.0%. UK retail sales decreased 1.3% on a…
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8 JulyRetailing
Cost of living crisis weighs on retail sales growth
High levels of inflation and the deepening cost of living crisis have prompted further slowing of retail sales growth, according to BDO’s High Street Sales Tracker (HSST). It found that total like-for-like (LFL) sales, combined in-store and online, increased by +8.4% in June compared to the equivalent month in 2021,…
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Mar- 2022 -25 MarchRetailers
Retail sales volumes fall 0.3% in February, ONS says
Retail sales volumes fell by 0.3% in February 2022 following a rise of 1.9% in January 2022, according to the latest figures from ONS, with sales volumes at 3.7% above their pre-coronavirus (Covid-19) February 2020 levels. Non-store retailing sales volumes fell by 4.8% over the month following strong growth in…
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16 MarchRetailers
Retail sales monitor shows ‘cause for optimism’, Bira says
The British Independent Retailers Association (Bira) has said there is “cause for optimism” after the recent BRC-KPMG retail sales monitor for February 2022 which revealed that UK retail sales increased 2.7% on a Like-for-like basis from February 2021. According to the BRC the performance comes on top of an improved…
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Jan- 2022 -24 JanuaryIndustry News
2021 footfall found to be 31% lower than in 2019
Footfall across all UK retail destinations was –31.1% lower than in 2019, but up from -39.1% in 2020, with retail parks continuing to display a “notable resilience” than either high streets or shopping centres in retaining footfall, according to Springboard’s 2021 report. Springboard said that “it was the three month…
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Dec- 2021 -23 DecemberRetailers
December retail sales slow amid Omicron impact, CBI warns
Retail sales growth slowed in the year-to-December to 8%, down from 39% last month, as the impact of the Omicron variant affected trading. According to the latest CBI monthly Distributive Trades Survey, despite the new restriction, retail sales were seen broadly in line with seasonal norms in December, having been…
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13 DecemberIndustry News
Online sales plummet in November
Online retail sales recorded their lowest ever growth in the month of November – falling by 19.8% Year-on-Year (YoY), according to the latest IMRG Capgemini Online Retail Index. While this does compare to a strong November 2020 (36.2%), the Month-on-Month (MoM) figures were equally negative – showing a rise of…
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