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UK retail sales bounce back in August

By Michele Maatouk

Date: Friday 18 Sep 2026

(Sharecast News) - UK retail sales unexpectedly bounced back in August, helped along by the warm weather, according to figures released on Friday by the Office for National Statistics.
Sales rose 0.5% on the month following a 0.5% decline in July, beating expectations for a 0.2% fall.

On the year,...

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