February retail sales creeps up 0.1% amid storms & coronavirus fears

// Total retail sales increased 0.1% in February, according to the BRC-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor
// On a like-for-like basis, retail sales decreased 0.4% from February 2019
// Non-food sales increased 0.6%, but in-store non-food sales declined 1.8%. Food sales grew 0.3%Shoppers’ spending on food and healthcare products increased towards the end of February amid concerns about coronavirus, according to an index.
However, spending on clothing was held down last month by the winter storms, th