The latest grocery market share figures from Kantar Worldpanel, published today for the 12 weeks to 31 December 2017, show that the average household shrugged off economic worries to spend a record £1,054 on groceries over the three months including
Retail sales volumes fell unexpectedly in the year to January, following robust increases over the final quarter of 2016, according to the CBI’s latest monthly Distributive Trades Survey. The survey of 113 firms, consisting of 52 retailers, showed that sales fell
UK retail sales were down 0.3% on a like-for-like basis from July 2013, when they had increased 2.2% on the preceding year, according to the latest BRC-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor. On a total basis, sales were up 1.3%, against a 3.9%
There was modest high-street sales growth in the year to January, according to the latest CBI Monthly Distributive Trades Survey. However, fortunes were mixed across the different sectors: grocers and furniture & carpets retailers saw sales volumes rise, whereas clothing
High street sales were flat in the year to November, disappointing retailers’ expectations for the second consecutive month, the CBI said. Department stores, grocers and clothing shops were some of the worst hit, whereas hardware & DIY performed very strongly,
Shoppers will be turning to the supermarkets and value players for their convenience, range and price position this year as they stock up on Halloween treats, according to Verdict. While a more positive economic situation is on the horizon for
Retail sales fell at their fastest rate in more than a year in May 2013, according to the CBI’s latest monthly Distributive Trades Survey. The survey of 69 retailing firms saw the steepest monthly fall in sales compared to a
Retailers saw sales volumes remain flat in April, defying expectations of growth, according to the CBI’s latest monthly Distributive Trades Survey. The survey, which had 62 respondents from the retail sector, saw little support to sales growth from the Easter
Retailers saw sales volumes continue to strengthen on a year ago in the first half of February 2013, although the pace of growth slowed once again, the CBI said today (Tuesday). The CBI’s latest quarterly Distributive Trades Survey, which covers
Retailers reported improved year-on-year sales for the third consecutive month in November 2012 and an increase in staff on the shop floor, the CBI said today (29 November 2012). The CBI’s latest quarterly Distributive Trades Survey, which covers the first
Retail sales volumes grew in the year to December 2011 for the first time in seven months, though sales were considered poor for the time of year, the CBI said today (20 December 2011). Publishing its latest monthly Distributive Trades
The volume of high street sales was flat in June compared to a year earlier, disappointing retailers’ expectations of growth, the CBI said today. June’s decline in sales volumes was mainly driven by weakening performance in the two largest sub-sectors
High street sales rose in April compared with a year ago but the pace of growth remains subdued, the CBI said today. Its latest Distributive Trades Survey, for the two weeks from 30 March, found 45% of retailers saw the
