UK shoppers shun big ticket items as Brexit uncertainty bites

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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