UK retail sales rise above pre-Covid levels as lockdown eases
by Phillip Inman from Economics | The Guardian on (#575TZ)
Reopening of high street stores resulted in dip in online shopping in July
Retail sales rose above pre-pandemic levels in July, the first full month non-essential shops were allowed to reopen, officials figures showed.
Indicating an increased appetite since the easing of the lockdown in May to travel to work and shop on the high street, sales increased to higher levels than in February.
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