UK clothes sales back to pre-Covid levels in November
Clothing sales were back to pre-Covid levels for the first time in November as consumers took advantage of Black Friday and started Christmas shopping early.Demand for fashion rebounded while shoppers also spent in computer stores and on toys and jewellery.Sales of clothing rose by 2.9% in November and were 3.2% higher than February 2020 before the UK entered its first lockdown to stop the spread of Covid.
However, online sales continued to slip as the economy emerged from lockdown. The proportion of online sales fell to 26.9% in November 2021, its lowest since March 2020.Bethany Beckett, UK economist at Capital Economics, said it "was mainly due to a stronger-than-usual boost from Black Friday and people starting their Christmas shopping early".
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