Hopes of a bumper Christmas for retailers have been squashed amidst an unexpected 3.2% slump in December sales, leaving the UK in a mild technical recession at the end of last year. This defies more positive predictions made by analysts following a 1.4% increase in November, as consumers made an early start on food and
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The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said retail sales volumes rose by 3.6% between June and July. Clothing sales grew by 11.9% and people spent more money on petrol while online shopping fell by 7%. It said sales are now 3% higher than February before WHO declared a pandemic and the UK was placed in
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The Office for National Statistics (ONS) reported that retail sales in August rose by 3.3% compared with the same month a year earlier and by 0.3% on a month-to-month basis. This has surprised economists who had expected shoppers to rein in their spending. The unexpected results were driven by a rise of 4.5% in the
Retail sales rose in April according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS) as the sun shone and Easter footfall was robust on the high street, with a 7% year-on-year rise in sales values and 1.9% rise on the previous month following a short blip in March where sales contracted. In recent months average
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