Free Data Graphic 2 minutesFree ReportCoresight Bites: UK Retail Sales Decline amid Lockdowns Coresight Research February 24, 2021 In January 2021, total UK retail sales fell for the second consecutive month amid a third national lockdown in England. Nonessential retailers (most nonfood retailers) were forced to close from January 5 (separate lockdowns have been enforced in devolved nations of the Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales). Supported by the closure of nonessential stores in England from January 5 and similar lockdowns in other UK nations, total online retail sales climbed 75.0% in January after rising by 6% in December. Online sales grew as a percentage of overall retail sales in January to 35.2%. Coresight Research’s monthly reports keep you up to date on US and UK retail sales, US retail traffic and in-store metrics and key global consumer indicators. Click here to view our full collection of Monthly Reports. Click the image to read more about the topic. This document was generated for Other research you may be interested in: US CPG Sales Tracker: Online Food and Beauty Growth Taper Off FurtherInnovator Profile: SegmentStream Solves the Conversion Attribution Challenge for MarketersAWS Summit, New York, 2023: Amazon Introduces Generative AI InnovationsMarch 2023 US Retail Traffic and In-Store Metrics: Store-Based Sales and Traffic Growth Decelerate Further
