UK retailers experience worst July since sales records began

British retailers have recorded the worst month for sales in July since records began, as consumers tighten their belts with Brexit approaching. According to British Retail Consortium sales data compiled by the accountancy firm KPMG, total sales increased by 0.3% in July, compared with a rise of 1.6% in July last year. With the British economy facing growing uncertainty, the industry lobby group said the rise was the weakest since its records began in 1995.
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