The BRC has said total sales increased during May because of good weather but food sales slowed after a positive Easter period. In other sectors clothing and footwear sales declined during May, but non-food non-store sales (internet, mail order and phone sales) increased by 7.6%, reflecting the slow down in store sales.
Stephen Robertson, director general at the British Retail Consortium, said: ‘Negative results show spring has been extremely difficult for most non-food retailers. The turnaround in sales of big-ticket items such as furniture and large electricals, which would indicate real change in the mood of customers, still eludes us.'
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