by Berniem
12. April 2011 10:03
The BRC said total sales in March were down 1.9% on a year ago, although the early timing of Easter last year had an effect on the figures.
But the BRC said shoppers did not want to spend "unless they really had to".
Footwear was the only growth sector, as food and drink, clothing, homeware, electrical and others fell. Meanwhile like for like sales were down 3.5% in the worst showing in nearly six years.
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