News and Announcements

UK retail sales growth eases in August as consumers tighten their belts - BRC

By Michele Maatouk

Date: Monday 07 Sep 2026

(Sharecast News) - UK retail sales growth eased in August as summer spending cooled, with discretionary spending hit as consumers tightened their belts, industry data showed on Tuesday.
According to the latest BRC-KPMG retail sales monitor, total retail sales rose 0.7% year-on-year following 3.1% growth in August 2025. This was below...

Sign up for free or to read the full story

Email this article to a friend

or share it with one of these popular networks:


Article Archive

Top of Page