Summary
THE British Retail Consortium is highlighting "worrying" signs of weak consumer confidence and demand ahead of the key Christmas trading period, as its latest figures reveal a sharp deceleration in year-on-year growth in sales value.
In its latest monthly monitor, published today, the BRC says that the total value of retail sales in October was up 1.5% on the same month last year.See the full content of this document
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Poor Sales Sign of Weakening Retail Confidence
This marks a sharp slowdown from 2.5% year-on-year growth in sales value reported in September.
And, given that annual UK consumer prices index inflat...See the full content of this document
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