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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Business
City Staff

FTSE 100 Live: Retail sales improve despite grocery weakness

Grocery retailers have seen another decline in sales as households react to the impact of rising prices.

UK retail sales volumes rose 0.6% in October, representing a better-than-expected recovery after the closure of stores for the Queen’s funeral the previous month.

But the Office for National Statistics said food sales declined 1% in the month and are 4.1% below their pre-Covid levels in February 2020.

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