The top-performing category based on average sale was colour gemstone-set precious metal jewellery, which increased by 31 per cent, followed by silver and alternative metal jewellery which saw an increase by 21 per cent.

Retail Edge's Sales by Dollar data for mid-December 2021

Retail Edge's Sales by Volume data for mid-December 2021

Retail Edge's average December sales data from 2019 - 2021

Michael Dyer, Retail Edge Consultants