UK consumers slow their spending in March - surveys

LONDON, April 12 (Reuters) - - British consumers reined in their spending last month, according to two surveys published on Tuesday which added to signs of a slowdown in the country's economy. The British Retail Consortium said retail sales failed to grow for the first time in nearly a year in March as the Easter holiday hit food sales because many supermarkets were closed on Easter Sunday. Food sales over the last three months fell by 0.7 percent, their biggest decline since June of last year.