Coronavirus: impact on retail turnover UK 2021

According to a March 2021 survey conducted in the United Kingdom (UK), UK retailers in the fuel and textile clothing and footwear sectors were hit the hardest by the coronavirus pandemic. About 91 percent of fuel retail businesses stated they experienced decrease in their business turnover between February 22 and March 7, 2021. Non-store retailers were the least impacted sector in the group as 55 percent of these businesses reported their turnover have increased in this time period and a further 25 stated that their turnover have not affected by the pandemic.

Impact of coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on the turnover of retail trade businesses in the United Kingdom (UK) as of March 2021

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Release date

March 2021

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Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

February 22 to March 7, 2021

Number of respondents

155*

Supplementary notes

Survey question was phrased by the source as follows: "In the last two weeks [from February 22 to March 7, 2021], how has the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic affected your business’s turnover, compared with normal expectations for this time of year?"
* The source adds that "results should be treated with caution" due to the survey sample size.

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