Retail disruption in The age of
UK retail sales totalled
£333 billion in 2014 UK online retail sales totalled
£37 billion in 2014 Retail accounts for
20% of UK GDP 4.4 million employees in the retail industry – it is the largest private sector employer in the UK Retail pays
£27.5 billion tax per year Retail pays
£8 billion per year in business rates Retailers purchase
£220 billion worth of goods, supporting £55 billion from other sectors The retail industry represents 14% of all UK non-financial sector investment
Source: British Retail Consortium and Office of National Statistics