February retail sales up
Retail sales grew at their fastest rate in more than three years last month according to new figures from the British Retail Consortium.
Retail sales grow at fastest rate in two years
Retail sales grew at their fastest rate in more than three years last month according to new figures from the British Retail Consortium.
Like-for-like February retail sales were up 2.7% on the previous year - the highest figure since December 2009 - as electronic goods such as tablet computers continued to be the "growth engine" of the sector.
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