UK Retail Sales Drop
Against economists’ predictions of a 0.5% rise for the UK’s retail sector in January, sales actually dropped 0.6%. Lower consumer purchasing power combined with a spell of extreme weather conditions have put the country’s retail sector in the red for the fourth month running. After HMV, Blockbuster and Jessops going into administration it was the turn of fashion retailer Republic, which went into administration last week.
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