Total retail sales in Scotland increased by 10.9% year-on-year in May, rising above both the three and 12-month average.
The latest Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) and KPMG figures showed that Scottish sales increased by 7.7% on a like-for-like basis compared with May 2022, when they had increased by 0.3%.
Total food sales rose by 16.2% versus last May, when they had increased by 1.8%, while total non-food sales increased by 6.5%.
