Insight ReportMarch 2020 UK Retail Sales: Coronavirus Lockdown Inflicts Severe Blow to Discretionary Sector; Decline Set To Worsen in April Coresight Research April 27, 2020 Reasons to ReadTotal UK retail sales declined in March, with some sectors taking big hits due to the impact of the nationwide coronavirus lockdown. However, the grocery sector reported strong growth, as we predicted in our February monthly sales report. We review the monthly data for UK retail in total and by sector: We chart the trend in total value and volume retail sales growth over the last 13 months. We show value sales growth for 20 sectors across food and nonfood retail, for each of the latest three months. We discuss growth in online retail sales, by major sector. Coresight Research’s monthly reports keep you up to date on US and UK retail sales, US retail traffic and in-store metrics, selected US retailers’ same-store sales and key global consumer indicators. Click here to view our full collection of monthly reports. Already a subscriber? Log in You are currently viewing a preview of this report. Please select an access option to view the full report. Hide Options - Show Options + Get unlimited access to all our research with one of our subscription plans. View Subscription Plans or Contact us to purchase this report. Contact us ✕ This document was generated for Other research you may be interested in: Weekly US Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2025, Week 32: Claire’s Files for Bankruptcy—Potentially 1,137 Stores To CloseNRF 2025: Retail’s Big Show—Top 10 Tech Themes, from Computer Vision and RFID to AI-Powered Associate DevicesJanuary 2025 US Retail Sales: Nearly All Sectors Report Mid-Single-Digit Sales GrowthInnovator Profile: Novel—Driving Conversion and Boosting Loyalty with Branded Wallet Passes
