Insight ReportApril 2018 UK Retail Sales: Very Weak Month Due to Earlier Easter Coresight Research May 28, 2018 Executive SummaryCoresight 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. Our monthly UK Retail Sales Report reviews the latest sector data published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Highlights from our April UK Retail Sales Report: April was an exceptionally weak month for year-over-year retail sales growth. Value sales were up just 0.8% year over year and volumes were down 1.2%. An early Easter hit April sales: Easter Sunday fell on April 1 this year versus April 16 last year, and this pulled some Easter-related spending forward into March. The non weighted average of March and April value growth was a more respectable 3.1%. This was comfortably above the rate of shop-price inflation, which stood at 2.0% across March and April. Already a subscriber? Log in You are currently viewing a preview of this report. Please select an access option to view the full report. Hide Options - Show Options + Get unlimited access to all our research with one of our subscription plans. View Subscription Plans or Contact us to purchase this report. Contact us ✕ This document was generated for Other research you may be interested in: Weekly US Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2025, Week 42: 40 New Openings for Ross Stores Reflect Off-Price EncroachmentWeekly UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2025, Week 52: Nearly 1,100 UK Stores Shut Their Doors in 2025Earnings Insights 1Q25, Week 4: Alibaba, Walmart and Others Report Sales Growth While Under Armour Reports Sales Decline—InfographicTariff Pessimism Cools; Inflationary Trade-Down Persists: US Consumer Survey Insights Extra
