UK retail sales see 'slowest growth' of the year amid weaker spending appetite

Food sales rose 3.6% annually

Sorin Dojan
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UK total retail sales rose by 1% year on year in May, according to data from the British Retail Consortium (BRC), with the agency’s chief executive, Helen Dickinson, noting that this marked “the slowest growth in 2025 so far”.

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