Whole retail gross sales in the UK elevated solely marginally in the course of the 4 weeks as of Could 31, 2025, since customers retained spending on non -essential items.
Throughout the interval, gross sales elevated by 1 p.c 12 months after 12 months, towards a development of zero.7 p.c in Could 2024, in accordance with figures from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and KPMG.
Whereas meals gross sales have been extra promising, growing three.6 p.c, non -food gross sales fell 1.1 p.c, towards a 1.1 p.c lower in the identical interval final 12 months.
Talking in regards to the knowledge, the chief director of BRC, Helen Dickinson, stated: “Shoppers stopped spending, with the slowest development in 2025 thus far.
“This was largely because of the lower in non -food gross sales, since trend gadgets and full worth have been delayed the gadgets of huge tickets.”
Gross sales obtained a higher success on-line, the place they decreased 1.5 p.c, in comparison with zero.9 p.c extra marginal in shops.
In his personal assertion, Linda Ellett, Chief of Shopper of the UK, retailer and leisure in KPMG, stated: “Whereas the solar continued, the speed of retail gross sales not in Could.
“Early seasonal purchases have been in all probability an element, in addition to an expenditure urge for food cushion, since households mirrored the current mixture of important will increase in invoices.”