<div class="at-above-post addthis_tool" data-url="https://www.retailgazette.co.uk/blog/2026/06/retail-sales-slump-deepens-as-summer-gets-off-to-gloomy-start/"></div>UK retail sales fell at a sharper pace in June as weak consumer confidence and rising cost pressures continued to weigh on spending. The CBI’s latest Distributive Trades Survey found that retail sales volumes dropped to a weighted balance of -54 in the year to June, down from -46 in May. Sales were also judged...<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post addthis_tool" data-url="https://www.retailgazette.co.uk/blog/2026/06/retail-sales-slump-deepens-as-summer-gets-off-to-gloomy-start/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt -->