Britain’s retail sales up 3.6pc in March: BRC
Food sales increased by 6.8 percent year on year last month, above the 12-month average growth of 4.3 percent. Kenya breaking news | Kenya news today |..
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Britain’s total retail sales saw a significant increase of 3.6 percent year-on-year in March, driven by robust food sales, according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC).
- Total retail sales up 3.6 percent in March, exceeding the 12-month average of 2.6 percent.
- Helen Dickinson, chief executive of the BRC, attributed the growth to an early Easter.
- Food sales rose by 6.8 percent, while non-food sales grew by a modest 0.9 percent, with inflation and global conflicts cited as concerns.
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