High street retail sales continue to disappoint in April
by Larry Elliott Economics editor from Economics | The Guardian on (#3NQFD)
Hopes of recovery from 'beast from the east' dashed after fifth consecutive month of weak sales
Hopes in the high street of a bounce back from poor weather-affected trading have been dashed after the CBI reported another weak month of sales for retailers.
The employers' organisation blamed the squeeze on consumer incomes and structural change in the sector for a fifth successive month of disappointing sales.
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