Homeware sales rose on the high street, indicating the category’s continued positive start to 2025.

According to the latest BDO High Street Sales Tracker, total like-for-like (LFL) sales rose 2.61% for the week ending 9 February 2025.

Homewares total LFLs increased by +6.90% from a base of +5.19% for the same week in 2024.

Total homeware sales have been positive in every week so far in 2025. Store homewares sales were positive for a second successive week, growing +7.45% and offsetting a negative base of -3.23% for the same week last year.

Non-store homewares sales were positive for a third week in a row, up +10.25% from a positive base of +6.91% for the same week last year. Non-store homewares sales have been positive for all but three of the past ten weeks.

Store LFL sales ticked up +0.35% from a base of +0.67% for the same week last year, while non-store sales, after stumbling into negative territory last week, grew +7.99%, from a base of +4.54% for the same week in 2024.

Commenting on the results, BDO said: “Homewares was the strongest performing category for the second successive week, owing to healthy store and non-store sales, while lifestyle returned negative store and non-store LFL sales figures.

“Total LFL sales have been positive for all but one of the last ten weeks. Store sales have been positive for five of the last ten weeks, and non-store sales have been positive for all but two weeks over the same period.

“This week, the UK experienced a mix of wet and windy conditions in the northwest, while the south and east remained drier with sunny spells.

“In contrast, the same week last year was notably warmer and wetter, contributing to the month being the warmest February on record for England and Wales.”

Overall, footfall fell by -1.2% this week, pulled down by high street traffic, which was down -3.0% compared to the same week last year. Retail park and shopping centre footfall ticked up this week by +0.9% and +0.5% respectively.