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) Excel *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 This report is for Premium subscribers only. Learn more about subscriptions here. wdt_ID Sector Dec '22 Jan '23 Feb '23 Mar '23 Apr '23 May '23 Jun '23 Jul '23 Aug '23 Sep '23 Oct '23 Nov '23 Dec '23 Jan '24 Feb '24 Mar '24 Apr '24 May '24 Jun '24 1 Total (ex. Automotive Fuel) 4.4 3.0 5.9 5.1 5.9 7.5 6.8 4.4 6.4 5.4 4.0 5.7 1.2 4.0 3.1 4.2 -2.1 2.7 -0.1 2 Total (ex. Automotive Fuel) Large Retailers* 8.5 6.5 7.9 6.8 6.4 7.4 6.3 2.9 4.7 4.0 2.4 3.5 -0.8 2.5 1.7 3.7 -2.8 2.4 -1.1 3 Total (ex. Automotive Fuel) Small Retailers* -9.6 -7.3 -0.2 -0.4 4.1 7.7 8.5 9.5 12.1 10.3 9.6 13.2 9.4 9.2 7.9 5.7 0.3 3.7 3.1 4 Grocery Retailers 8.3 8.8 10.3 10.3 9.4 12.1 9.0 4.4 6.2 8.3 7.7 6.0 2.4 5.6 4.4 5.7 -2.8 1.2 -1.1 5 Specialist Food Stores** 23.7 15.3 28.3 27.1 26.2 33.1 35.6 21.3 23.1 21.6 17.3 27.7 16.1 13.8 6.6 6.9 1.7 4.0 -3.0 6 Beverage and Tobacco Specialists** -24.2 -14.9 1.1 -0.1 -0.4 -3.8 -14.8 -0.3 6.0 2.5 -13.8 -18.8 -16.2 4.9 -3.5 -5.4 -16.2 -5.4 4.7 7 Department Stores/Mixed-Goods Retailers 11.3 5.8 7.2 4.0 7.5 10.4 11.6 5.1 8.0 5.6 5.6 5.8 -1.8 0.7 2.5 -1.4 -3.6 -0.1 -6.5 8 Clothing Specialists 16.9 19.3 12.7 9.6 10.1 6.8 7.8 4.5 9.0 3.4 2.7 2.7 -1.3 -1.7 -2.5 0.3 -10.2 -2.6 -4.3 9 Footwear Specialists 29.8 32.7 25.2 28.6 17.0 21.1 33.7 19.2 20.3 18.0 14.3 14.9 6.4 3.2 -4.3 -4.4 -0.1 15.4 -2.0 10 Furniture and Lighting Stores 21.8 1.4 0.4 -0.3 1.5 4.4 5.1 5.0 5.1 0.5 -1.1 -1.5 -4.3 -5.3 -4.7 -9.6 -14.9 -8.8 -13.7 11 Electrical Goods Specialists -7.0 -13.3 -11.6 -8.9 -10.2 -6.0 -5.8 -0.2 -3.2 -4.2 -2.6 -5.3 -10.2 -5.6 -3.4 -2.6 -3.8 -4.6 -2.6 12 DIY and Hardware Stores -16.3 2.1 -2.4 -6.4 1.3 -2.4 3.8 0.3 2.2 -1.8 -4.9 -2.3 -3.0 -1.7 1.4 5.7 -2.0 1.5 0.7 13 Music and Video Specialists** -43.7 0.7 5.5 16.9 18.5 2.5 20.3 37.9 25.6 6.9 -0.7 13.3 16.6 22.5 25.5 24.6 19.8 21.2 17.7 14 Health and Beauty Specialists 10.3 11.8 15.2 14.0 12.4 13.8 13.6 0.5 3.9 7.4 4.0 12.6 3.0 4.8 5.8 3.1 5.7 9.7 8.1 15 Books and News Stores 8.4 1.2 10.3 4.5 9.3 7.8 12.9 16.1 3.7 -2.3 -4.8 1.2 -2.7 -4.4 -6.7 -6.7 -7.0 -7.3 0.9 16 Floor Covering Specialists** 4.2 -9.7 -3.1 -3.7 -2.3 3.0 1.7 10.6 5.1 7.5 0.2 3.2 -3.8 0.4 -1.6 4.4 -2.2 0.7 12.0 17 Computers and Telecoms Equipment** -9.0 -2.9 -10.5 -6.8 -21.0 -9.3 1.1 -15.4 -13.4 -9.9 -14.2 52.6 26.1 25.3 35.2 39.6 38.9 52.7 28.9 18 Other Specialized Stores -3.1 -12.0 -0.4 -12.1 0.4 -1.5 -6.1 -1.4 0.9 -1.7 -5.5 -0.9 -2.4 10.7 4.7 13.6 4.9 7.8 5.6 19 Internet Pure Plays and Mail Order -12.3 -11.4 -5.4 3.6 -2.2 1.2 4.4 6.1 7.7 5.3 5.9 10.7 6.2 4.1 3.8 3.0 2.6 9.6 7.3 20 Other Nonstore Retail** 3.6 7.4 5.0 -13.9 -3.0 2.8 -12.2 0.2 2.1 -7.9 0.3 -6.5 -9.5 -7.3 10.5 -8.2 -5.0 -4.4 -11.3 21 Automotive Fuel Retailers 6.7 7.0 -1.4 -10.1 -12.0 -16.9 -22.6 -23.4 -15.9 -8.1 -12.0 -11.2 -13.2 -7.3 -4.9 0.8 1.2 7.3 6.2 22 Total Online Retail Sales -7.4 -6.6 -2.1 4.6 3.0 7.3 7.6 10.3 10.3 8.0 6.9 10.2 4.6 3.5 4.0 2.8 0.3 5.9 1.9
