The retail sector experienced “a collapse” in its sales at the end of 2023, due to inflation. The “bad sales” of winter ended a “very difficult” year 2023 for businesses.
At the head of the queue, beauty sales are growing (+7.9% over one year), as are specialized food (butchers or bakeries for example, +3.7%) and catering (+4.5%). Clothing (-1.1%), footwear (-3%), or toy (-1,5%) sectors saw their sales decline for the second consecutive year.