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UK Retail Sales Databank

The Coresight Research UK Retail Sales Databank brings together retail sales data to help you understand the trajectory of UK retail. Our Databank provides easy access to year-over-year retail sales growth by month, in total and by sector and for e-commerce. 

This Databank is updated monthly. 

UK Retail Sales, by Sector: Latest 13 Months (YoY % Change)

CategoryJan '24Feb '24Mar '24Apr '24May '24Jun '24Jul '24Aug '24Sep '24Oct '24Nov '24Dec '24Jan '25
Total (ex. Automotive Fuel)3.72.73.6-2.72.0-0.92.01.62.30.9-2.74.71.6
Total (ex. Automotive Fuel) Large Retailers*2.41.63.7-2.92.3-0.62.42.52.71.9-2.54.12.8
Total (ex. Automotive Fuel) Small Retailers*8.56.43.4-2.01.3-1.61.0-1.21.0-2.4-3.66.9-2.4
Grocery Retailers5.74.45.3-2.81.3-1.12.32.5-0.8-1.4-1.50.72.1
Specialist Food Stores**13.76.43.8-0.12.5-4.20.9-6.0-5.6-9.1-17.9-3.4-2.8
Beverage and Tobacco Specialists**3.7-4.1-6.2-14.6-4.5-1.25.21.118.719.222.615.313.7
Department Stores/Mixed-Goods Retailers0.72.5-1.4-5.5-2.4-8.20.50.92.61.4-4.26.13.1
Clothing Specialists-1.6-2.20.4-9.6-2.7-6.0-2.60.33.1-2.6-6.8-1.1-0.4
Footwear Specialists3.5-4.2-4.00.015.5-1.61.52.13.6-1.5-9.77.4-11.8
Furniture and Lighting Stores-7.4-6.9-11.4-16.3-10.0-15.7-17.1-14.3-11.8-7.6-8.6-4.30.0
Electrical Goods Specialists-6.4-4.1-3.3-4.4-5.6-3.7-6.2-4.80.1-2.4-15.919.95.3
DIY and Hardware Stores-2.00.24.8-3.20.5-1.00.31.43.42.81.54.8-3.4
Music and Video Specialists**22.926.324.418.720.417.211.48.519.822.12.416.3-0.9
Health and Beauty Specialists6.65.23.67.09.76.513.73.96.38.5-0.914.3-7.8
Books and News Stores-4.4-6.7-6.7-7.0-7.50.00.0-0.10.0-1.3-8.010.8-0.4
Floor Covering Specialists**-0.2-2.23.3-3.3-1.69.02.18.58.417.413.528.827.7
Computers and Telecoms Equipment**23.029.833.533.746.624.639.230.075.365.1-2.34.1-0.7
Other Specialized Stores8.43.812.82.35.85.54.36.312.68.510.518.39.1
Internet Pure Plays and Mail Order4.12.62.41.68.96.26.82.52.62.1-6.77.4-0.8
Other Nonstore Retail**-9.98.8-9.5-6.5-7.3-9.2-1.5-14.17.2-9.823.016.04.5
Automotive Fuel Retailers-7.3-4.51.11.57.15.74.90.3-7.4-8.1-6.22.1-3.2
Total Online Retail Sales3.73.32.4-0.55.82.54.02.56.54.9-5.88.6-0.3

*A small retailer is defined as one with fewer than 100 employees or with revenues of £60 million or less per year; all others are large retailers
**A relatively fragmented sector, in which reported figures have traditionally been volatile
Total UK retail sales exclude food service and automobiles in addition to exclusions stated
Source: Office for National Statistics

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