UK retail sales grow 1.2% in February

Year-on-year sales fell 3.5%

Elliot Gulliver-Needham
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UK retail sales volumes increased by 1.2% in February, compared to a rise of 0.9% in January, according to data published today (24 March) from the Office for National Statistics.

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