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High street sales falter in February as Valentine’s Day fails to deliver boost

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27 Feb 2026

by Amanda Vlietstra

High street sales stalled in February, continuing to lag behind inflation despite Valentine’s Day spending, according to BDO's latest High Street Sales Tracker.

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Discounting props up January retail sales as growth trails inflation

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30 Jan 2026

by Amanda Vlietstra

Significant post-Christmas discounting boosted high street sales in January, but overall retail growth remained weak and continued to lag behind inflation.

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Retail defies expectations as sales climb for fourth month

24 Oct 2025

by Amanda Vlietstra

The latest figures from the ONS (Office of National Statistics) show that the retail sector has defied expectations with a strong Q3 and sales rising...

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Golden Quarter brings ‘cautious optimism’ as retailers eye growth

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23 Oct 2025

by Amanda Vlietstra

Retailers heading into the Golden Quarter should embrace it with cautious optimism, according to two new major shopping reports.

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Retail sales fall again in March

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5 Apr 2024

by Katie Searles

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Shop inflation slides to lowest level since 2022 thanks to January sales

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30 Jan 2024

by Katie Searles

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Online sales continue to slow, but may be about to bottom out, studies show

17 Nov 2022

by Paul Skeldon

Online retail sales continue to fall across November, but that fall is slowing – and Black Friday could yet see it reverse

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Online retailers could have added £207m to May’s sales by removing failed payments, data shows

8 Jul 2022

by Paul Skeldon

UK online retailers could have increased their weekly gross sales by £207m during the month of May if failed payments had not taken place

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Metaverse pitches and virtual deals overtake face-to-face buying in B2B

6 Jul 2022

by Paul Skeldon

The majority of B2B purchases now done virtually with half of buyers having had a pitch in the Metaverse

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Amazon Prime Day retail effect set to be felt well beyond its own website

13 Jul 2018

It’s not just Amazon that is set to feel the benefit of its Prime Day event when it kicks off on Monday. Retailers from...

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