Insight Report 3 minutes PremiumNovember 2019 UK Retail Sales: Nonfood Sales Turn Negative Coresight Research December 20, 2019 What's InsideUK retail saw a weak start to the 2019 holiday season. Because Black Friday fell so late this year, it was not captured in the ONS’s unadjusted November 2019 data, but even adjusted for that factor, we saw a sequential slowing of UK retail sales growth in November across a number of sectors. Grocery was soft while year-over-year growth at clothing and department stores turned negative Electrical-goods retailers saw sales fall Furniture stores were also down year over year—showing continued weak demand for big-ticket categories 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 UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2025, Week 21: Greggs Drives Store Closures—And OpeningsEarnings Insights 4Q24, Week 5: Most Companies Report Strong Growth Results This Week—InfographicAI Underpins the Tech-Driven Shift in US Grocery, from Smarter Forecasting to Faster CheckoutRetail 2025: 10 AI Trends—An Inflection Point in the GenAI Revolution
