Retail sales bounce back in March

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Retail sales staged an unexpected recovery in March, providing some respite for the embattled high street.

Sales volumes increased 0.2% in March compared to the previous month, said the Office for National Statistics (ONS), with sales up 1.3% on the same month last year. Driving the year-on-year increase in sales volumes was other non-food stores, which climbed 8.2%, and non-store retailing which surged 13.1%.  Meanwhile, the value of retail sales increased 0.1% from February to March and 4.5% over the year. The ONS said all stores with the exception of household goods stores experienced increases in the value of retail sales, with prices across all stores estimated to have risen 3.4% f...

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