Retailers warn of fresh wave of job losses and store closures

British Retail Consortium says sales are down 2.7%, blaming uncertainty over Brexit

Britain's retailers are warning of a fresh wave of job losses and store closures after its health check of consumer spending showed the biggest drop in almost a quarter of a century last month.

Blaming the political uncertainty that also led to a contraction in manufacturing, the British Retail Consortium (BRC) said sales were down 2.7% - the weakest performance since it began its monthly survey in 1995.