Retail sales slip in frosty start to Christmas trading season

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A late Black Friday meant Christmas trading got off to a frosty start this year, according to new figures from the British Retail Consortium (BRC), but IGD asserts that, “festive optimism” is still there.

UK retail sales declined 3.3% year on year during November, according to the latest BRC and KPMG sales monitor, in stark contrast to 2.6% growth last year. 

 

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