Insight Report 3 minutes PremiumMarch 2020 UK Retail Sales: Coronavirus Lockdown Inflicts Severe Blow to Discretionary Sector; Decline Set To Worsen in April Coresight Research April 27, 2020 What's InsideTotal UK retail sales declined in March, with some sectors taking big hits due to the impact of the nationwide coronavirus lockdown. However, the grocery sector reported strong growth, as we predicted in our February monthly sales report. We review the monthly data for UK retail in total and by sector: We chart the trend in total value and volume retail sales growth over the last 13 months. We show value sales growth for 20 sectors across food and nonfood retail, for each of the latest three months. We discuss growth in online retail sales, by major sector. Coresight Research’s monthly reports keep you up to date on US and UK retail sales, US retail traffic and in-store metrics, selected US retailers’ same-store sales and key global consumer indicators. Click here to view our full collection of monthly reports. This report is for paying subscribers only. Already a paying subscriber? Please log in to see the entire report.If you wish to learn more about our subscription plans and become a paying subscriber, click here. This document was generated for Other research you may be interested in: March 2023 Monthly Consumer Update: US, UK and ChinaCompeting with E-Commerce Giants Through 2030: The Future of Malls—Part 3Earnings Insights 1Q23, Week 1: Albertsons, Crocs, Procter & Gamble, Skechers and More Post Positive Results; Amazon’s Online Sales ImproveWeekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2023, Week 21: UK Closures Up 59%
