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UK retail sales slow as uncertainty hits non-essential spend

By Benjamin Chiou

Date: Monday 09 Jun 2025

(Sharecast News) - Weak discretionary spending held back UK retail sales in May, with year-on-year growth slowing dramatically to the lowest level so far this year.
Total retail sales rose by just 1% last month compared with last year, according to the British Retail Consortium's retail sales monitor on Tuesday.

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