April retail sales in the UK are down due to the wet weather reducing customer foot traffic
The Office of National Statistics (ONS) released data showing declines in sales volumes in a number of industries, including clothes, which fell short of the 0.2% loss observed previous month. The biggest afflicted non-food businesses had a 4.1% decline in sales; these included apparel outlets and producers of sporting goods. Online merchants experienced a 1.2% …