British retailers returned to growth last month despite clothing stores reporting their weakest trading for almost three years. Economists said this was offset by a stronger month for supermarkets ...

British retailers returned to growth last month despite clothing stores reporting their weakest trading for almost three years. Economists said this was offset by a stronger month for supermarkets in ...

The ONS highlighted that clothing and footwear retailers faced a significant downturn, with sales volumes falling by 2.6% for the month, marking the lowest level since January 2022. ONS senior ...

Sales growth of 0.5% had been forecast by economists. Behind the fall was a steep drop in clothing sales, which fell 2.6% to the lowest level since the COVID lockdown month of January 2022.

The ONS said this came after clothing and footwear retailers reported that sales volumes dropped by 2.6% for the month, taking them down to the lowest monthly level since January 2022. However ...

The ONS said growth in supermarkets and other non-food stores was partly offset by a fall in clothing retailers. Food sales increased for the first time in three months, boosted by 0.5% over the ...

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Consumers are planning to complete their holiday shopping at various destinations, with 49% intending to shop online, 37% at department stores, 27% at discount retailers, and 25% at clothing and ...