The provisional results of the IFM Panel announce a correct month of December 2024

Sales of clothing and textiles (excluding VAD) continue to grow in France. The provisional data transmitted by the IFM Panel indicates a month of December increase of 0.7% in value compared to December 2023.

The data is not definitive, but already indicates a good month of December for many fashion professionals. The turnover figures for the month of December 2024 are even higher by 6.2% compared to those of the very low reference (- 4.0%) of December 2019, pre-covid period.

In detail, department stores recorded an increase of 5.8% and hyper-supermarkets a decrease of 7.6%. Online sales (excluding VAD) recorded a strong increase of 31.6%, while sales in physical stores fell by 1.7% compared to December 2023.