Sunny weather and markdowns helped British retail sales rise more strongly than expected in June and shake off a gloomier start to the year, with fashion making up for shortfalls in other sectors, official figures sho...
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![]( "Fashion and sunshine lift UK retail in clearance month June, says ONS")
Fashion and sunshine lift UK retail in clearance month June, says ONS -
![]( "UK stayed key shopping destination in Q1 says ONS")
UK stayed key shopping destination in Q1 says ONSUK stores continued to reap the benefits of the weak pound in the first quarter of this year, new figures from the Office for National Statistics have shown.
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![]( "UK fashion e-sales growth hits new low in May says IMRG")
UK fashion e-sales growth hits new low in May says IMRGUK clothing sales hit a new low online last month with just 7.6% growth as Britons kept their purses and wallets closed because of higher prices, dull weather, Brexit blues and uncertainty due to the general election.
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![]( "UK retail sales fall sharply but fashion stores fare better")
UK retail sales fall sharply but fashion stores fare betterBritish retail sales fell more sharply than expected in May, data showed, the latest sign of the growing hit to the economy from rising inflation since the Brexit vote. But there were signs that fashion sales held up.
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![]( "UK shoppers shrug off inflation pressure as sun comes out")
UK shoppers shrug off inflation pressure as sun comes outUK shoppers ignored inflation woes caused by the Brexit vote during April and unexpectedly stepped up spending at the fastest rate in years, helped by fine weather that meant good news for fashion, official data showed.
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![]( "Higher fashion prices added to UK inflation in April says ONS")
Higher fashion prices added to UK inflation in April says ONSHigher clothing prices were one factor that caused UK inflation to head up again last month, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said Tuesday. It rose to 2.7%, higher than expected, after being up 2.3% in March.
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![]( "UK fashion retail buoyant in April despite slowing economy")
UK fashion retail buoyant in April despite slowing economyThe news coming out of UK retail and the wider economy continues to confuse with two sets of new figures from the CBI showing good April fashion sales and from the ONS highlighting a slowing economy.
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![]( "ONS blames inflation for low UK retail sales, fashion among stronger sectors")
ONS blames inflation for low UK retail sales, fashion among stronger sectorsUK retail sales stats painted another gloomy picture Friday but the fashion sector did not appear to be as bad as some others, although department stores have struggled, possibly hurt by this year’s later Easter.
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![]( "Footwear is bright spot in bleak March says BRC, inflation still rising")
Footwear is bright spot in bleak March says BRC, inflation still risingThere was some good news for footwear stores on Tuesday as shoe sales were a bright spot in an otherwise bleak March retail sales report. But non-food sales still lagged other sectors, the latest BRC figures showed.
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![]( "UK retail sales in biggest quarterly drop since 2010, but February was strong")
UK retail sales in biggest quarterly drop since 2010, but February was strongUK retail sales in the quarter to February saw their biggest slide in nearly seven years as fuel costs cut shoppers' disposable income, official data showed Thursday. But the February figures were surprisingly strong.