Surprise fall in retail sales in crucial Christmas shopping month
Friday, 17 January 2025 There has been a surprise contraction in retail sales in December, despite the month being key for many retailers due to Christmas shopping, official figures show.
UK retail sales unexpectedly declined last month in a blow to the sector during the all-important festive shopping season, new official figures show. The volume of retail sales β which measures the quantity bought β fell by 0.3% in December, the Office for National Statistics said. Retail analyst...
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Jazwell Brown, 49, has been jailed for life after he murdered his partner and neighbour, and tried to kill his son, in an unprovoked and βfrenziedβ attack after taking cocaine on Christmas Day. Report by Faragt. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn