Data: Retail sales jump in May but grocers hit by hospitality’s reopening

Shopping centre in Bristol, England

Retail sales rose in May as ecommerce sales drove growth but food stores suffered amid the reopening of hospitality venues. 

According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), total sales jumped 24.6% compared to the same month a year ago when trading was impacted by the first national lockdown.

 

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