UK retail sales rise in February as shoppers defy cold weather

NAMPA / DPA

2025-03-28

London (PA Media/dpa) - Retail sales jumped in February amid a sharp rise in selling from department stores, hardware shops and clothes outlets, according to official figures. While food sales fell back slightly, a jump in business across most other categories pushed overall retail volumes up 1% month-on-month. The figure is well above a 0.4% contraction predicted by a consensus of economists, but slightly behind the 1.4% rise in January. It come......

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