* All retail, both online and offline.
** Offline (physical stores) only.
The source adds the following information regarding the forecast: "Please Note: these forecasts were made at a time in December 2020 when (a) the 7-day average of covid deaths was 500 per day, (b) part of the country was in Lockdown-all-but-name, and (c) no one had been vaccinated."
The source did not provide an exact date of release for data. In this statistic, date of access is used in lieu of date of release.
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Retail growth forecast in online and physical stores in the UK 2019-2021, by category
According to a recent forecast on retail sales growth in the United Kingdom (UK) in the wake of the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis, in 2021 online sales is forecast to constitute **** of all retail sales. For food retail, in 2021 an average of *** percent decline is projected both in online and offline retail, whereas non-food sales in physical stores are predicted to grow by **** percent.
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Centre for Retail Research. (May 12, 2021). Forecasted retail sales growth for online and physical stores in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2019 to 2021, by category [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved August 04, 2026, from /statistics/1121975/retail-sales-growth-forecast-in-the-united-kingdom-online-and-physical/
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