Clothing retailers have been particularly hard-hit, with sales down 16 per cent
DIY and homeware stores experienced the strongest growth with a 9.9 per cent increase in revenues."Sales of household goods thrived as the demand for home improvement continued and, despite a dip this month, online sales remained high," said Jonathan Athow, deputy national statistician for economic statistics at the Offcie for National Statistics.The ONS also reported that 51.
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