Retail sales slide as shoppers tighten purse strings before Brexit

Volumes fall 0.5% in October as gloom engulfs high street amid growing jitters over EU divorceRetail sales fell in October as official figures showed that shoppers kept a tight rein on spending amid growing Brexit uncertainty.Sales volumes dropped by 0.5% from September, in contrast to forecasts in a Reuters poll of economists for a rise of 0.2%. Continue reading...