UK retail sales fall in September as shoppers spend less on food

ONS snapshot shows drop of 0.8%, which is bigger than expected after summer splurge A strong summer for Britain’s retailers came to an abrupt end in September as weaker demand for food dragged down spending overall.The latest snapshot of spending from the Office for National Statistics showed that the volume of sales for shops and online businesses dropped by 0.8% – a bigger monthly fall than analysts had been expecting. Related: Cheaper chocolate and meat drive down UK inflation in