Clothing Sales In Germany And Britain Dropped By 52% And 34%

Since May, European epidemic control measures have been gradually relaxed, and many countries have resumed work. In May 11th, the first day of France's resumption, there were long queues in front of Zara shops in many cities. Retailers are beginning to show signs of gradual recovery. However, the latest data show that the market downturn and stagnation will continue.

Britain

The British Retail Association (BRC) said that the total retail sales in the UK fell by 19.1% during the first month of April, from April 5th to May 2nd. Non food online sales increased by 57.9% in April, accounting for 69.9% of total non food sales in April. In the three months ending April, sales of non food items in physical stores fell by 36%.

In March, sales of clothing and footwear stores in Britain dropped by 34.2% and 44.2% respectively, according to the latest data from the National Bureau of statistics.

Germany

According to the Eurostat, sales of clothing and footwear stores in Germany fell 51.9% in March.

Italy

According to the survey of Italy Fashion Industry Federation, Italy's fashion and textile industry lost more than 3 billion 500 million euros in the first quarter, and lost about 9 billion euros in the whole year. It is reported that most of the fashion and textile companies in Italy are located in the most serious Lombardia and piemmont, and are forced to stop operating activities, resulting in a sharp decline in performance.