Retail sales return to growth but reopening concerns remain

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Retail sales returned to growth in February having shrunk in January but the BRC warned that many retailers were worried about getting through to the provisional April 12 reopening date.

In the four weeks between January 31 and February 27, retail sales increased 9.5% on a like-for-like basis and 1% on a total basis, according to the latest BRC-KPMG Sales Monitor.

 

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