​Retail sales growth slows as bank holidays fail to get consumers spending

People walking past shopping centre in Edinburgh

Total retail sales were up 3.9% in May, against a decline of 1.1% in the same month last year, according to the BRC-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor.

On a like-for-like basis sales increased by 3.7% over the month, against a decrease of 1.5% last year.

 

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