RETAIL sales value across the UK climbed 0.4% on a like-for-like basis in November – giving the sector a timely boost as it enters the key festive trading period.
The latest British Retail Consortium survey suggested consumers are being careful with their cash prior to their Christmas spending.
Online sales in November grew by 7.5%, although that was below the average posted across the last 12 months and the second worst performance recorded this year.
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