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Retail analyst says positive ONS retail sales figures are out of kilter

Neil Saunders, managing director of retail research agency, Conlumino, has called into question the validity of the latest retail sales figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS), which show sales values increased by 5.4% and volumes by 0.9% in

UK retail sales growth slows in August

Retail sales volumes decreased by 0.5% between July and August, according to the Office of National Statistics (ONS). Food stores decreased by 0.5% while non-food stores decreased by 0.7%. Within non-food stores there were decreases across all sectors apart from