Clothes, shoes, DIY and gardening perform poorly compared with spending surge during last year’s heatwave
UK retail sales slumped last month as cold weather deterred shoppers from buying summer clothing and gardening supplies, despite pressure easing on households amid a slowdown of inflation.
The latest snapshot from the British Retail Consortium showed a 0.2% drop in total UK retail sales compared against June last year.
Continue reading…Clothes, shoes, DIY and gardening perform poorly compared with spending surge during last year’s heatwaveUK retail sales slumped last month as cold weather deterred shoppers from buying summer clothing and gardening supplies, despite pressure easing on households amid a slowdown of inflation.The latest snapshot from the British Retail Consortium showed a 0.2% drop in total UK retail sales compared against June last year. Continue reading…