03-07-2020 09:30 via retailgazette.co.uk

Post-lockdown retail sales boost did not last long

// Retail sales in June overall was 14.4% lower compared to last year, BDO says
// Sales were around 20% lower than last year in the first two weeks June, and only rebounded to a 7.1% decline in first week after lockdown
// The rest of the month saw a decline of 15.5%A rapid recovery in retail sales in the first week after non-essential stores were allowed to reopen tapered off in the following days, according to new data.
Sales were around a fifth lower than last year in the first two weeks of
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