Homeware sales rose on the high street for an eighth straight week.
According to the latest BDO High Street Sales Tracker, total like-for-like (LFL) sales rose 3.2% for the week ending 1 March 2026.
Homewares total LFLs grew by +13.20% from a base of -3.24% for the same week last week, marking the category’s eighth consecutive positive week.
Store homewares sales increased by +3.65% from a negative base of -3.08% for the same week last year. Non-store homewares sales accelerated by +62.20% from a negative base of -15.94% last year.
Total store LFL sales edged up by +0.65% from a negative base of -5.46% for the same week last year. Total non-store LFL sales saw a healthy rise of +12.64% from a base of -10.26% for the same week in 2025.
Commenting on the results, BDO said: “In a positive start for the month, LFL sales increased across all retail segments and sales channels – Lifestyle (+0.77%), fashion (+3.45%), and homewares (+13.20%).
“With the start of Spring at the end of the week, the weather this week was a mixed bag of wet, mild, and unsettled weather, with a small uplift mid-week which saw the warmest day in February.”
Overall, footfall fell by -3.4% this week, with footfall down across all categories – shopping centre footfall down -3.8%, high street footfall down by -3.7%, and retail park footfall down by -2.3%.
