According to BRC, UK’s year-on-year total retail sales growth slowed to 0.9% in November, down from October’s 4.9% yoy. That’s the weakest spending growth since the -5.9% fall in May. Like-for-like sales rose by 7.7% yoy, largest gain since June.
“Some retailers were able offset a proportion of lost sales through greater online and click-and-collect sales, ensuring they could still serve their customers,” Helen Dickinson, chief executive of the BRC, said.
