Retail sales bounce back in August as consumer confidence rises

Retail sales in the UK soared over 4% in August up from 1% the same time last year thanks to improved consumer confidence, the British Retail Consortium (BRC) reports.
The trade association revealed this made it in line with the 12 months average rise of 4.1% and higher than the 3 month average of 3.6%.
Both food sales and in-store non-food sales jumped on a total basis over the three months to August.
Despite this rise, BRC found non-food sales dropped 0.2% on a total basis during the same peri