SHOPPERS buying warmer clothing and back-to-school attire helped the wider retail sector enjoy a better-thanexpected bounce-back to sales growth last month, official figures revealed today.
Retail sales volumes rose 0.6 per cent last month, following an upwardly revised 0.1 per cent fall in August, the Office for National Statistics said.
City experts had predicted a 0.4 per cent increase.
There was some hope for the wider economy’s after retail sales across the third quarter as a whole grew at the fastest rate since June 2010.
The retail sector has endured a tough year with the likes of clothing retailers JJB Sports and Peacocks, outdoor specialist Blacks Leisure, Clinton Cards and Game Group all going into administration.
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