Sales volume dipped by 8 per cent, 6.3 per cent, 3.2 per cent and 8.9 per cent respectively in clothing stores, department stores, household goods stores and other non-food stores, which includes retailers such as sports equipment, games and toy stores, according to data from the National Statistics Office.

The value of online spending fell by 1.8 per cent in December 2021. Despite this fall, the proportion of online sales rose slightly to 26.6 per cent in December 2021, from 26.3 per cent in November 2021.

Fibre2Fashion News Desk (DS)