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UK Retail Sales
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- Key points
- Retail sales
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- Figure 1: Retail sales trends, 2019-22
- BRC vs ONS
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- Figure 2: UK retail sales y/y growth, BRC vs ONS, 2019-22
- Inflation and wages
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- Figure 3: Real wages growth: Wages growth vs inflation, 2016-22
- Inflation
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- Figure 4: Annual % change in the consumer price index for selected product groups, 2019-22
- Looking forward
Sector Focus – Grocery Retailing
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- Retail sales
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- Figure 5: All retail sales (ex-fuel), non-seasonally adjusted, 2020-22
- Grocery online sales slow amid cost-of-living crisis
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- Figure 6: Annual % change in all grocery retail sales and store-based online grocery retail sales
- Rising prices in food and drink op concerns
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- Figure 7: Trends in worries about what will affect the household's financial situation, 2022
Launch Activity and Innovations
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- UK: Asda expands Uber Eats partnership with product bundles
- UK: John Lewis enters kidswear rental market with thelittleloop
- UK: Wickes launches new store on eBay
Headlines for the Month
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- Co-ops
- Convenience stores
- Grocers
- Clothing retailing
- Footwear retailing
- Multi-sector retailing
- Department stores
- DIY retailing
- Online
- Books and stationery retailing
- Music and video goods retailing
News Analysis – Food and Drink
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- Bakers
- UK: Greggs l-f-l sales up 27.4% as travelling returns
- Co-ops
- UK: Co-op
- ...launches 15-minute radius ‘walking delivery’ service
- ...to trial external service hatch to speed up click-and-collect
- Convenience stores
- UK: EG Group revenues increase 25.1% thanks to new foodservice outlets
- UK: McColl’s confirms Morrisons has saved it out of administration in a pre-pack deal
- Grocers
- UK: Asda l-f-l sales fall 9.2% against strong comparatives and rising cost of living hits
- ...rolls out Just Essentials line to help with cost-of-living crisis
- ...to launch reward credit card with Jaja
- UK: Farmfoods revenues up 32%
- UK: Iceland to roll-out discounts for over-60s
- UK: Morrisons launches joint-branded retail concept ‘Together with Morrisons’
- UK: Sainsbury’s to invest £500 million to help keep prices low
- UK: Tesco
- ...launch ‘Better Baskets’ to help shoppers make healthier and sustainable choices
- ...asks suppliers to pay fixed fees for in-store product promotions
- ...signs deal with flexible working firm IWG
News Analysis – Clothing and Footwear
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- Clothing retailing
- UK: Burberry sales up 21% but warns outlook dependent on recovery in China
- UK: Celtic & Co sales grow 21% thanks to international reach
- UK: French Connection launches rental service from its own website
- UK: Gap cuts profit guidance as inflation hits shoppers
- UK: Jigsaw revenues up 24% thanks to ‘successful restructure’
- UK: Little Mistress partners with Hirestreet for rental service
- UK: Quiz launches first sustainable collection
- UK: Self Portrait reveals first bag collection
- UK: Superdry sees store sales grow 59.8% despite ‘ongoing tough’ trading conditions
- UK: Tapestry lowers full-year profit guidance
- UK: Ted Baker narrows losses as revenues grow 20.5%
- UK: The White Company profits double thanks to demand for scented candles
- UK: TM Lewin relaunches website after being rescued from administration
- UK: Weird Fish partners with Next and Zalando to grow overseas reach
- UK: Zara rolls out a £1.95 charge for returns
- Footwear retailing
- UK: Clarks makes its first entrance into metaverse with Roblox
- UK: Dr Martens sales up 22%
- UK: Shoe Zone revenues up 73% and aims to ‘significantly improve store portfolio’
News Analysis - Mixed Goods
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- Multi-sector retailing
- UK: M&S
- ...warns online sales tax will ‘damage shops and our high streets further’
- ...pilots refillable home-care products
- ...launches Goodmove on third party sports website
- ...rolls out sustainability challenge for tech start-ups to help achieve net-zero goals
- ...pre-tax profits grow 29.7% but warns of the impact of inflation
- Department stores
- UK: Harrods to cease selling ‘luxury goods’ to Russian shoppers’ worth over £300
- UK: John Lewis reveals first locations for rental homes
- UK: Selfridges launched luxury car boot sale
News Analysis – Household Goods
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- DIY retailing
- UK: Kingfisher sales down 4.2% as it faces strong comparatives
- UK: Screwfix to open 80 new stores
- UK: Topps Tiles grows revenue by 15% and launches new online-only business
- UK: Wickes sales up 20.5% on pre-pandemic levels
News Analysis – Online
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- UK: Amazon to launch more ‘Luxury Stores at Amazon’
- UK: Angling Direct revenues grow 7.2%
- UK: Asos
- ...and Thrift+ team up to help customers sell unwanted clothing
- ...teams up with Daisy Street to relaunch Tammy Girl
- UK: Bloom & Wild to launch a series of physical pop-ups
- UK: Bundlee launches rental service for kids footwear
- UK: Gymshark sales up 54%
- UK: JD Williams launches sustainable brand Anise
- UK: Jiffy to cease rapid delivery as it makes a ‘major strategic pivot’
- UK: Made.com issues profit warning
- UK: Missguided
- ...calls in administrators as rising costs hit
- ...Fraser Group rescues Missguided out of administration
- UK: Moonpig grows gifting offer and acquires Buyagift
- UK: Ocado sales fall 8% in the two months to April 25
- UK: Secret Sales opens new fulfilment service to support UK brands
- UK: Swedish online discounter Motatos set to launch in the UK
- UK: Unbound Group to open third-party brand online marketplace
News Analysis – Other Retail
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- Health and beauty retailing
- UK: Boots freezes prices on 1,000 products
- UK: Brand Architekts and Innovaderma merger is completed
- Books and stationery retailing
- UK: The Works sales up 12.7% but warns of slowdown
- Music and video goods retailing
- UK: HMV reveals new fan-focused store at Merry Hill shopping centre
- Sports and leisure goods retailing
- UK: JD Sports ‘reassured with the trading up to date’ as l-f-l sales up by 5%
- Pets and pet products retailing
- UK: Pets at Home revenue up 15.3% thanks to new customers
- Economy
- UK: April retail sales up 2.7%
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