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Retail sales fall 3.8% in November as second lockdown hits High Street
The second national lockdown saw November retail sales record their first fall since April as Covid restrictions once again forced non-essential shops to close down.
Retail sales volumes fell 3.8 per cent last month, with clothing retailers suffering the biggest slump as the sector recorded a 19 per cent decline since October, figures by the Office for National Statistics show.
But November’s decline was limited by a sharp pick-up in online sales and healthy spending in supermarkets and other essential retailers.
Online sales rose 6.3 per cent over the month and are up a massive 75 per cent compared to last year, helped by heavy discounts and Britons completing their Christmas shopping digitally.