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RETAIL STATS & INFO
RETAIL KEY FACTS
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In 2009 UK retail sales were over £287 billion.
The retail industry employed over 2.8 million people as at the end of September 2009. This equates to 11% of the total UK workforce.
Over the last five years, employment in retailing has fallen by over 72,000.
The BRC-Nielsen Shop Price Index shows the price of shop goods were up 2.2% from a year ago. This is higher than the ONS CPI All-Goods Index which reported prices were up 1.6% compared with a year ago.
9% of all VAT-registered businesses in the UK are retailers, with the total number currently at 192,600.
In 2008 there were 293,510 retail outlets in the UK
More than a third of consumer spending goes through shops.
The retail sector generates 8% of the Gross Domestic Product of the UK.
Sales over the internet account for less than 4% of total retail sales, despite strong growth in recent years.
For further information about these facts, please contact Siobhan Bentley, 020 7854 8961, or use the Contact Us page.
THE TOP 250 EUROPEAN RETAILERS
Click here to visit Mintel's website and to view the list of top 250 Euro retailers and their websites.
KEY DATA
Click here to download the latest Key BRC Data document.
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