Retail sales increase in July despite damp weather

People walking down rainy shopping street

Overall retail sales increased in July but saw a significant fall in the last two weeks of the month as a result of bad weather.

Despite wet weather, July saw a 3.6% increase in total like-for-like sales compared with the same time last year, according to BDO’s latest High Street Sales Tracker.

During the same period, in-store like-for-like sales grew by 6.3%, while non-store sales jumped 4.5%, compared with July 2022. 

 

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