Continuing strong sales from online jewellers after a recent spike in gold prices also helped drive the increase. Source link

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Demand for online jewellery helped boost retail sales in December, despite a difficult festive period overall for retailers, figures show.Sales were up 0.4% from the previous month, the Office ...

Josh MartinBusiness reporterGetty ImagesRetail sales fell unexpectedly in November as Black Friday discounts failed to boost spending, official figures show.Supermarket sales fell for the fourth month in a row, ...

Faarea MasudBusiness reporter, BBC NewsGetty ImagesSunny weather and the women's Euro football tournament helped to lift retail sales in July, according to the latest official figures.Retail sales volumes rose ...

Cosmetics retailer Lush has shut down all of its physical stores and online shop for one day in protest over starvation in Gaza. A statement on its website states ...

Michael RaceBusiness reporter, BBC NewsgettyThe release of key statistics used to weigh up the performance of the UK's economy has been delayed for two weeks over concerns about the ...

Tom EspinerBusiness reporter, BBC NewsGetty ImagesRetail sales rebounded in June as the hot weather boosted fuel and supermarket sales, according to official data.Sales volumes were up by 0.9% in ...

Tom EspinerBusiness reporter, BBC NewsGetty ImagesRetail sales rebounded in June as the hot weather boosted fuel and supermarket sales, according to official data.Sales volumes were up by 0.9% in ...

Nick EdserBusiness reporter, BBC NewsGetty ImagesA "dismal" month for supermarkets led to retail sales falling in May at the fastest pace for more than a year, the UK's statistics ...

Nick EdserBusiness reporter, BBC NewsGetty ImagesUK retail sales rose at the fastest pace for nearly four years in the first few months of the year, after warmer weather helped ...

Getty ImagesThere is "little hope" of food prices "going anywhere but up" in the second half of 2025 due to changes announced in the Budget, a retail lobby group ...