Sharp slowdown in consumer spending cools UK retail sales
by Richard Partington Economics correspondent from Economics | The Guardian on (#40DSE)
World Cup-inspired summer spree ends as total sales growth slumps, figures show
Britain's retailers experienced a sharp slowdown in consumer spending last month, bringing to a close the World Cup-inspired summer spree on the high street.
According to the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and the accountancy firm KPMG, growth in total sales dropped to the weakest level in almost a year.
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