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Christmas fails to boost retail sales in December

The crucial ‘Golden Quarter’ has failed to boost retail sales according to data from the latest High Street Sales Tracker from accountancy and business advisory firm, BDO, with sales marking a decline in December 2025. Total retail sales across discretionary spend categories fell by -1.4 percent in December, compared to the same month last year,...

Retail

UK online sales continue to grow while high street sales flatline

Total like-for-like UK retail sales in discretionary categories, such as fashion, homewares and lifestyle, remained below inflation in June, compared to a positive base of +3.2 percent in June 2024, according to the latest High Street Sales Tracker from accountancy and business advisory firm BDO. This was driven largely by low sales growth in...

Design

Warm weather boosts April sales

The warm weather has reunited shoppers with the high street. The belated arrival of Spring's sunny days saved high street clothing retailers from a disastrous Spring, according to BDO's monthly High Street Sales Tracker. The figures show overall same-store sales grew 1.3 percent in April. The figure would have been higher had Easter fallen in...