Better than expected performance in second quarter of 2021 drives retail health to pre-pandemic levels Retail health predicted to grow at a much slower pace over Q3 2021 Rising inflation and the ‘pingdemic’ could see growth slow significantly by September 2021 The surge in sales that lifted the retail sector during Q2 2021 looks set…
First quarter of 2021 saw retail health perform better than expected and remain flat – despite a third UK lockdown Retail health predicted to grow by 3 points during Q2 2021 as consumers release pent up demand for high street shopping Consumers sitting on savings predicted to make up for lost time as they shop…
Final quarter of 2020 saw retail health recover by a further point with the Retail Health Index score edging up to 68, from its Q2 nadir of 61 Premium food and drink boosted retail performance in December The RTT predicts retail health will fall back by 2 points during Q1 2021 because of the lockdown…
Friday 16 October 2020 The third quarter of 2020 saw retail health recover six points with the Retail Health Index score climbing back to 67, from its Q2 nadir of 61, thanks to the release of pent-up demand The RTT predicts that health will improve by a further one point during Q4, albeit with a…
21 July 2020 The second quarter of 2020 saw retail health plummet by 10 points to a record low RHI score of just 61 The RTT predicts that health will improve by 3 points as pent up demand is released, but that will depend on the general mood music, the unwinding of the furlough…
28 April 2020 The Retail Health Index fell by 3 points to 71 in the first quarter of 2020, a new record low Health is predicted to deteriorate further and even more sharply in the second quarter of 2020 – by 9 points to 62 – although this is highly dependent on the length and…