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​UK retail sales creep up in November

Retailers hoping for a stellar November drive by Black Friday and Cyber Monday in the run up to Christmas will be slightly disappointed, as although retail sales grew, the rate of growth slowed down. UK like for like sales creep up a mere 0.6 per cent during November in comparison to 2015, while total sales increased 1.3 per cent year by year...

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Design

UK retail sales bolstered by surged in apparel and footwear

UK retail sales were driven by a boost in the clothing and footwear category, whichreported its fastest rate of growth since December 2011, according to the latest data published by the British Retail Consortium and KPMG. The non-food category of retail sales, which includes clothing and footwear sales, saw a growth of 3.9 percent during the...

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Fashion

April sees drop in retail sales

The lastest figures from the CBI Index shows UK retail sales fell in April. This is the first drop in sales since October last year. The survey, which had 62 respondents from the retail sector, saw little support to sales growth from the Easter trading period: sales volumes were broadly unchanged in the year to April, the lowest balance since...

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Fashion

Sales up, but not in fashion

UK retail sales were up 3.1% on a like-for-like basis, compared with January 2006, when sales had risen only 0.2% after a strong Christmas. In fashion, overall sales were slightly down on a year ago. Womenswear was the weakest since June, as sales slowed from December to show no growth on a year ago. Menswear also slowed though remained just...

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Fashion

Slight Growth For UK Retail Sales

While it comes as no surprise that retail sales in the UK have not been booming for the past few seasons, the British Retail Consortium recently showed that sales were up by 2.2 per cent for the month of February and 5.3 per cent for yearly growth. Clothing sales were mixed depending on sector, stores and regions. Continuing on last season's...

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