The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has announced that due to a successful Black Friday, UK like-for-like retail sales grew 0.9% on a like-for-like basis from November last year. In total, sales increased by 2.2% which is the best performance in three months with household appliances being the most successful category.

Helen Dickinson, director general of the British Retail Consortium, said: "November's retail sales demonstrate continued growth in sales across the board compared to last month. The huge demand for bargain TV's and other household appliances on Black Friday, whether for personal use or as presents meant that electricals were the stand out category in terms of sales growth.

“However retailers also took advantage of the increased footfall generated by Black Friday to sell clothing, effectively bringing forward the start of Christmas sales reductions of autumn/ winter stock.”

David McCorquodale, head of retail, KPMG, added: “Online sales will be launched as early as Christmas Day and shoppers will be able to pick up a bargain while tucking into their turkey."