UK retail sales increased in February on higher food sales, the British Retail Consortium said Tuesday.
Total retail sales increased 1.1 percent year-on-year in February, the same rate of growth as seen in the previous year.
Food sales expanded 2.9 percent, while non-food sales dropped 0.4 percent in February.
"February's grey, wet weather hit retail sales hard," BRC Chief Executive Helen Dickinson said.
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