Poll: August cycle sales
Posted on in Cycles News , Polls & Results
Surging clothing and footwear sales helped British retail sales accelerate sharply in August, according to figures from the British Retail Consortium (BRC), but how did the cycles industry stack up?
Total retail spending was 2.7 percent higher than a year ago, up from 1.3 percent in July. The BRC said this was the best performance since January, excluding the effects of the timing of Easter holidays.
Clothing and footwear sales rose at the strongest pace since December 2011, but spending on food declined again, marking its deepest three-month average fall since records began in December 2008.
"Overall, it has been a very successful summer for non-food retailers, placing them on a firm footing for the autumn/winter trading period and the run-up to Christmas," said David McCorquodale, head of retail at accountants KPMG, which sponsors the survey.
How did your bike sales compare to the retail industry as a whole? Let us know by taking part in the poll below.