Monthly department store retail sales value change in Great Britain 2016-2024

This statistic shows the percentage change in the amount spent (sales value) in non-specialized non-food stores monthly in Great Britain from November 2016 to December 2024. With a 25.5 percent decrease in April 2020, the value of sales in department and similar stores dropped substantially during coronavirus lockdown. Sales saw another significant decrease in January 2021 when the UK underwent another coronavirus lockdown. After the coronavirus containment measures had been partially lifted, sales experienced an unprecedented increase in April 2021, with a 37.8 percent increase. In December 2024, department store sales value increased by 7.6 percent compared to the same month a year earlier.