Homeware sales maintained positive 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 0.35% for the week ending 28 December 2025.

Homewares total LFLs increased by +0.65% from a base of +10.75% for the same week last week, marking the category’s eighth consecutive positive week and the fortieth since 2025 commenced.

Store homewares sales grew by +4.70% from a base of +42.98%, marking the category’s third positive outcome in the past five weeks and thirty-third so far in 2025.

Total store LFL sales grew by +5.20% from a base of +23.77% for the same week last year. Total non-store LFL sales slipped by -3.58% from a base of -17.67% for the same week last year.

Commenting on the results, BDO said: “In a week that included two bank holidays for Christmas and Boxing Day, all retail segments reported positive in-store sales results driven by good footfall outcomes, especially lifestyle, which recorded double-digit growth, likely due to Christmas and gift shopping.

“This week was mostly cold and dry with frosty nights around Christmas, then turning wetter and windier toward the end of the week, especially in the north and west. The same week last week was unusually mild, damp, and unsettled with cloudy conditions.”

Overall footfall rose by +4.6% compared to the same week last year. Retail parks saw the highest growth with +8.2%, followed by high streets with +3.7% and shopping centres with +2.9%.