UK retail sales growth flat but beats forecasts

Spending on food helped offset decline in other main sectors in June, says ONSSales on Britain’s high streets remained flat in July, worsened by wet weather, as spending in supermarkets on food bolstered declining sales across all other main sectors.The Office for National Statistics said retail sales volumes were static at 0.3% after revising the figures for June down to the same level, although the result still beat analysts’ expectations for a modest rise of 0.2%. Related: UK reta