Total sales increased 10% in May compared with the same month in 2019, according to the BRC-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor. That outstripped the 7.3% gains made in April on a two-year basis and the 8.3% growth recorded in March. 

Like-for-like sales jumped 23.7% last month compared with May 2019, a period in which sales decreased 3% from the previous year.

Online growth played a significant role in the surging sales figures with non-food ecommerce sales climbing 39.1% on May 2019 levels.