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UK retail sales drop 1.5 percent in January 2014

UK retail sales dropped 1.5 percent last month compared to the holiday spending month of December, as English consumers chose to save their pennies in January 2014, according to industry data released today by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The ONS data reflects a decrease in British retail sales which was slightly largely than...

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Industry's insiders doubt ONS retail sales

Industry data published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) on Friday concerning retail sales from the past year in the UK have caused a series of mixed reactions from analysts and retailers alike. According to the figures released by ONS, non-food retailers throughout the country witnessed sales rise 4.2 percent in the month of...

Fashion

Warm weather affects sales of winter clothing

The weather will always have an effect on retail and this year the long summer, which continued into autumn, saw sales volumes drop 0.7 percent in October. The mild weather has made it more difficult for retailers to shift winter clothing, according to Office for National Statistics (ONS). Despite the fall in sales, general volumes of clothing...