Retail sales slow in July amid heavy rain
Non-food sales were in a decline year-on-year and were also below the 12-month total average growth of 0.6%
The UK’s total retail sales increased by 1.5% in the four weeks to 29 July, against the 2.3% growth experienced in the same month last year. This was below the three-month average growth of 3.5% and the 12-month average growth of 3.9%, according to BRC data.