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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Jan- 2018 -15 JanuaryRetailers
High street sees sharpest footfall decline in four years
New figures from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and Springboard show footfall in the month of December suffered its sharpest decline since March 2013. Total UK retail footfall fell by 3.5% compared with December 2016, while the high street saw a sharper drop, down by 4.6%. Shopping centres suffered a…
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9 JanuaryRetailers
UK retail sales show marginal growth over Christmas
UK retail sales showed less growth over Christmas than they did last year, according to figures from the British Retail Consortium (BRC). Retail sales increased by 0.6% on a like-for-like basis from December 2016, which was a decline compared to an increase of 1.0% from the preceding year. Over the…
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Dec- 2017 -20 DecemberCurrent Affairs
Retail sales rise in the build up to Christmas
Retail sales have risen in the year to December, according to the latest monthly CBI Distributive Trades Survey. The survey of 109 firms, of which 56 were retailers, showed that in the year to December, retail sales and orders continued to rise, although both disappointed expectations of somewhat stronger growth. Overall, sales…
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Oct- 2017 -19 OctoberCurrent Affairs
Pets Choice appoints key account manager for pet speciality sector
Pet food manufacturer, Pets Choice, has welcomed a new team member. Laura Mallick has taken the role of key account manager. With eight years’ experience within the pet sector for a VMD medicinal and chemicals manufacturer, Laura will be responsible for developing the growing Pets Choice portfolio of brands, further building…
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19 OctoberCurrent Affairs
UK retail sales growth slows more than expected
UK retail sales growth slowed more than predicted in the month of September, according to the Office of National Statistics (ONS). The figures showed that total sales fell by 0.8 percent when compared with August, making it much lower than the 0.1% drop that was expected. Year-on-year retail growth for Q3…
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Sep- 2017 -5 SeptemberCurrent Affairs
August sees retail sales increase
In August, UK retail sales increased by 1.3 percent on a like-for-like basis from August 2016, according to the BRC. On a total basis, sales rose 2.4 percent in August, against a decline of 0.3 percent in August 2016, which had been the poorest performance of the year. This is…
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Aug- 2017 -18 AugustCurrent Affairs
Retail sales increase by 0.3%
Retail sales increased by 0.3 percent in July 2017, compared with the previous month, according to the Office of National Statistics. This was due to strong sales in food stores at 1.5 percent; recovering from a fall of 1.1 percent in June 2017. The underlying pattern in the quantity bought, measured…
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Jul- 2017 -28 JulyCurrent Affairs
Summer sunshine boosts retail sales
Retail sales growth picked up in the year to July, exceeding expectations for minimal growth, according to the latest monthly CBI Distributive Trades Survey. The survey of 111 firms, of which 57 were retailers, showed that the volume of sales grew at a healthy pace – driven by grocery and…
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May- 2017 -24 MayIndustry News
Online sales slow according to new data
Year-on-year internet sales growth has slowed and fallen below the long-run average, according to the latest CBI Quarterly Distributive Trades Survey. Retail sales were broadly flat in the year to May following strong growth in April. The survey of 117 respondents also found that orders placed with suppliers fell modestly…
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Apr- 2017 -21 AprilCurrent Affairs
UK retail sales drop as inflation rises
UK retail sales dropped by 1.8% in March marking the largest year on year decline since 2010 and exceeding economists’ predictions of a 0.5% decline. Coinciding with the rise of inflation, the volume of goods sold in store and online fell 1.4% in the first quarter of the year. The…
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