Retail Sales

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…

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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…

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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.

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Retail sales growth slows in January

The CBI’s first monthly Distributive Trades Survey of 2013 revealed that retail sales growth slowed in January.

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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…

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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…

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Retail sales surprisingly strong in August

Figures released today by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) concerning retail sales in August have proved a pleasant surprise,…

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Could rise in retail sales signal a stronger UK economy?

Better-than-forecasted sales figures have helped to raise hopes that the UK’s recession may not be as deep as first feared.

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UK retail sales ‘subdued’ in July

Despite better weather and the feel-good factor surrounding the start of the Olympic Games, the British Retail Consortium (BRC) has…

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Retail sales growth eases in year to July

High street retailers reported a third consecutive month of rising year-on-year sales in July; however growth slowed to a greater…

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