RETAIL NEWS - In September 2019, retail sales in the UK totalled £7.3 billion per week, the same as August 2019 and down from £7.6 billion in July 2019. This figure includes money spent in shops, supermarkets, in petrol stations and online.
In the three months to September 2019, the quantity (volume) of retail sales increased by 0.6% compared with the previous three months (‘volume’ figures do not include the effect of inflation). Over the year, the volume of retail sales increased by 3.1%.
Internet sales
The average weekly value of internet sales in Great Britain was £1.5 billion in August 2019, up 9.1% on the year. This was 19.1% of all retail sales. Internet retailing exceeded 20% of retail sales for the first time in November 2018.
Sales by sector
The volume of sales in food stores in the three months to August 2019 was up 1.1% on the same period last year.
The volume of sales in non-food stores was up 0.8% on last year.
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