High street sales ‘suffered worst June on record’ over Brexit uncertainty

High street sales in June fell by the biggest margin on record for the summer month, with shoppers sitting on their hands over Brexit uncertainty, according to new data. The British Retail Consortium (BRC) described the state of the UK high street as “bleak”, and also revealed that average total sales in the three months to June have fallen into negative territory of 0.1%. Retailers were helped by online sales, which rose 4% in June for non-food products compared with...

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