Retail sales down5 Mar 2024 08:06
UK retail sales fell short of expectations in February, with the BRC Retail Sales Monitor rising a flat 1% year on year, clearly missing the 1.5% mark expected by the market.
Bad weather and persistent cost-of-living pressures weighed on sales, with February's figure the lowest since August 2022.
Sales on non-food items declined by 2.5% in the three months to February