The UK’s retail industry lost 89,000 jobs in the second quarter compared to the same period a year ago, new data shows. Despite strong retail sales in recent months, the number of retail jobs fell to 3.015 million during the quarter, according to the latest ONS figures. But it was a brighter picture for the overall job market, with the number of...
14 Sep 2021
Strong shopper demand for fashion helped drive a surge in retail sales in the UK in April as the country eased restrictions after months of lockdown. According to The Office for National Statistics (ONS), retail sales volumes increase sharply by 9.2 percent month-on-month in April, as non-essential retailers were permitted to reopen from April...
21 May 2021
UK retail sales volumes recovered slightly in February ahead of the easing of lockdowns restrictions, but fashion sales halved, new data reveals. Overall retail sales volumes partly recovered with an increase of 2.1 percent in February compared with the 8.2 percent fall seen in the previous month. That meant sales were still down by 3.7 percent...
26 Mar 2021
The number of retail jobs in the UK dropped by 67,000 in the last three months of 2020 during the second wave of the pandemic, new data reveals. That brought the country’s total number of retail jobs to 3.09 million at the end of last year, according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Helen Dickinson, the chief...
23 Mar 2021
The UK saw a sharp fall in the sales volume of clothing in November compared to the month before, as lockdowns across the four nations hindered retailers' hopes for a pre-Christmas sales rebound. Clothing retailers were the worst-hit category, with a monthly fall of 19 percent, according to the latest figures from the Office for National...
18 Dec 2020
UK retail sales increased by 1.5 percent in September compared to August, marking the fifth consecutive month of growth. Sales are now 5.5 percent higher than they were at February's pre-pandemic levels, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). In the three months to September, retail sales volumes increased by 17.4 percent...
23 Oct 2020
UK retail sales volumes in July were higher than peak pre-lockdown levels, but fashion continued to struggle, new data reveals. Total retail sales volumes increased by 3.6 percent last month when compared with June - that’s 3 percent above pre-pandemic levels in February, prior to the country going into lockdown, according to The Office For...
21 Aug 2020
The UK has officially fallen into a recession for the first time in 11 years. The economy shrank by 20.4 percent between April and June compared with the first three months of the year, according to new data from The Office for National Statistics (ONS). It marked the economy’s largest slump on record. The figures showed that the economy bounced...
12 Aug 2020
The UK’s retail sales in June returned to around the same levels they were before the Covid-19 pandemic wreaked havoc on the industry. The volume of retail sales in June increased by 13.9 percent compared to May as shoppers cautiously returned to the high street. The increase in sales over May and June have now helped sales return to around the...
24 Jul 2020
Retail sales in the UK saw an unexpected jump in July thanks to the strongest growth in online spending for three years. Retail sales increased 0.2 percent in July compared to the previous month thanks to a 6.9 percent jump in online sales, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Online sales for the month contributed 19.9 percent...
15 Aug 2019
Growth in the UK economy has slowed in the three months to November to its weakest pace in six months. The economy grew by 0.3 percent in this period, down from 0.4 percent in the three months to October, according to new data by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The economy grew by 0.2 percent in November, up from October’s 0.1 percent...
11 Jan 2019
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