British Retail Consortium (BRC) December retail like-for-like sales: -0.4%
- expected +1.0%
- prior was +0.9%
Comments from BRC:
- UK retail sales rose at their slowest pace for a December since December 2008
- data are perhaps a sign that the Black Friday shopping craze, a relatively recent import from America, has shifted activity from December to November … November’s official figures showing unexpectedly strong sales during the month
