UK high street sees biggest slump in retail sales on record for May

Published: 4-Jun-2019
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British Retail Consortium says sales for the month were down 3%

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Retail sales on the UK high street during May saw their biggest slump on record, according to the latest data from the British Retail Consortium (BRC).

Amid the current political and economic uncertainty, sales for the month declined by 2.7% on a total basis.

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