UK shoppers shun big ticket items as Brexit uncertainty bites
by Phillip Inman from Economics | The Guardian on (#4SQRN)
Department store sales slump further and online shoppers also rein in spending, says ONS
Retail sales failed to bounce back last month from a drop in August as Brexit uncertainty deterred shoppers from splashing out on big ticket items.
The volume of sales was flat and the value down by 0.2% in September with a further slump in department store sales offsetting a modest rise in clothing and supermarket food purchases, according to the Office for National Statistics.
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