BRC Retail Insight

The December @SRC-@KPMG Scottish #RetailSales Monitor shows a year-on-year decline of 16.6%, with Food growing at 3.3% and Non-Food store sales declining by a third. Over the 12m of 2020, Food grew 3.8% but Online-adjusted Non-Food declined 14.4%. tinyurl.com/yd9ffmmw

The November @SRC-@KPMG Scottish #RetailSales Monitor shows a yoy decline of 10.2% for stores, down from October due to the lockdowns. Being the month of Black Friday, once Online sales are taken into account, November showed an improvement over October. tinyurl.com/yd9ffmmw

BRC- @KPMG October Retail #UKSales Monitor shows another strong year-on-year total increase of 4.9%. Very contrasted picture by channels, geography, product categories, and customer income tinyurl.com/y2qgjjhl

The September @SRC-@KPMG Scottish #RetailSales Monitor shows a year-on-year decline of 6.0%, a small improvement over the previous month. Including Online sales, Scottish sales grew for the first time since the start of the pandemic. tinyurl.com/yd9ffmmw

The August @SRC-@KPMG Scottish #RetailSales Monitor shows a year-on-year decline of 7.5%. Food growth slowed down from July while Online-adjusted Non-Food sales improved to just 1.7% below last year. tinyurl.com/yd9ffmmw

BRC- @KPMG June Retail #UKSales Monitor shows growth for the first time since February at 3.4%. This is the highest in two years thanks to pent-up demand as stores reopened. tinyurl.com/yd9ffmmw

The May @SRC-@KPMG Scottish #RetailSales Monitor shows a year-on-year decline of 27.6%, an improvement over the April record low of 40.3%. Food benefited from extra volumes while Non-Food remained hard hit, particularly fashion. tinyurl.com/yd9ffmmw

BRC- @KPMG May Retail #UKSales Monitor shows a year-on-year total decline of 5.9%, kicking up from April's low of -19.1%. Second record low after April but stores openings, sun and strong Online helped partial recovery tinyurl.com/yd9ffmmw

The March @SRC-@KPMG Scottish #RetailSales Monitor shows a year-on-year decrease of 13.0%, the lowest recorded since inception in January 1999. Sales grew 9% before lockdown from stockpiling and work-from-home, then decreased 44% after. tinyurl.com/qw82334

BRC- @KPMG March Retail #UKSales Monitor shows the largest year-on-year total decline on records, at -4.3%. Massive stockpiling increases were followed by massive declines post lockdown. Stores and fashion suffered the most. tinyurl.com/qw82334 Shape of weekly YOY % change

According to ONS figures released today, retail lost 37,000 jobs in Q4 2019 compared to Q4 2018, a 1.2% drop. Read more here: tinyurl.com/wvz3j7g

The January @SRC-@KPMG Scottish #RetailSales Monitor shows a year-on-year growth of 1.3%, an improvement over recent months, driven by bargain-hunting. Scotland outperformed the rest of the UK last month. tinyurl.com/y8jhbvts

BRC- @KPMG January Retail #UKSales Monitor shows a modest year-on-year total increase of 0.4%, while the 12m average hit a new record decline of 0.2%. However, Food and Non-Food were both in growth for the month. tinyurl.com/qw82334

The December @SRC-@KPMG Scottish #RetailSales Monitor confirmed sales were muted over the festive season with a year-on-year decline of 0.9% for November and December combined. 2019 as a whole grew 0.3%, outperforming slightly the rest of the UK. tinyurl.com/u4q9dq2

The October @SRC-@KPMG Scottish #RetailSales Monitor shows a year-on-year growth of 1.0%, the best outcome since January. This was driven by early discounts arriving in force to boost Home and Fashion categories. tinyurl.com/y8jhbvts

BRC- @KPMG October Retail #UKSales Monitor shows a rebound with a year-on-year total increase of 0.6% thanks to exceptional discounting from home and fashion retailers. Both Food and Non-Food showed growth. tinyurl.com/y9otot3p

October BRC-@Nielsen Shop Prices fell by 0.4%. Deflation slowed as ambient inflation rose. Non-Food prices are deflationary, as greater discounting take place. Read our full report here: tinyurl.com/yxdosuh9

The September @SRC-@KPMG Scottish #RetailSales Monitor shows a year-on-year decline of 1.9%, as non-essential items suffered particularly. tinyurl.com/y8jhbvts

BRC- @KPMG September Retail #UKSales Monitor shows a decrease of 1.3%. The Non-Food 12-month Total average slipped to -1.0%, a new record low. tinyurl.com/yaqopztb

The August @SRC-@KPMG Scottish #RetailSales Monitor shows a yoy decline of 0.2%, in line with the 12m decline of 0.1%. Consumption was polarised with inflation-driven Food rising 2.4% while Non-Food declined 2.4%, damped by the wettest August on records. tinyurl.com/y8jhbvts