Fashion builds up
Total fashion sales jumped 5.9% year on year last week, as warm weather encouraged shoppers to spend.
Bricks and mortar fashion retailers benefited from a 2.5% increase in in-store like-for-likes. Total sales across all sectors were up 6.1% last week, as in-store sales rose by 2% and non-store by 18.7%.
Lifestyle like-for-like sales increased by 4.2% and homewares by 15.6%.
Footfall, meanwhile, decreased by 0.7%. The high street took the biggest hit as shopper numbers were down by 1.5%.