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Retailers witness six months of negative sales

Total in-store and online sales fell 2.2 percent in March, marking the sixth consecutive month of negative sales results, according to new data from BDO’s High Street Sales Tracker. According to BDO data, the last six months mark the longest consecutive period of negative growth outside of the Covid-19 pandemic. In-store sales were down 1.8...

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West end retailers see January sales boost

New West End Company, the management agency of luxury retailers on Bond Street, Oxford Street and Regent Street, has reported a 5.8% year-on-year increase in sales for the month of January. The result, reported by retail trackers Springboard, is ahead of a 2.3% rise across the rest of the UK in January according to the British Retail Consortium...

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Fashion sales rose in January

British shoppers defied the VAT rise by spending more, a report on high street sales for January revealed. The street spending leaped by 9.1% with gains made in most categories, confirmed data compiled by BDO. According to the British Retail Consortium (BRC), sales values were up 2.3 per cent on a like-for-like basis from January 2010, when...

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High street sales rise again

UK High Street sales have risen for the eighth week in a row. The sunny weather continued to provide a boost to the high street, with sales rising for the eighth consecutive week this year, according to BDO LLP. Figures from the BDO High Street Sales Tracker for the week ending 14th March show overall sales up 10 per cent on the same week last...

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UK September sales dip

High street sales dropped 0.4 percent in September, causing alarm over the strength of consumer spending. Analysts had expected sales to rise 0.3 percent, and blamed a rise in utility prices, less discounting and higher interest rates for the downturn. Despite overall results being 3.8 percent higher than 12 months ago, the Centre for Economics...