Retail sales unexpectedly fall in Great Britain in run-up to Christmas
Shoppers held back on Black Friday spending in November and budget uncertainty hit consumer confidenceBusiness live – latest updatesRetail sales unexpectedly slumped in the crucial run-up to Christmas, as cash-strapped shoppers held back on Black Friday spending, and uncertainty before the budget...
<p>Shoppers held back on Black Friday spending in November and budget uncertainty hit consumer confidence</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://viewer.gutools.co.uk/business/live/2025/dec/19/retail-sales-fall-uk-government-borrowing-stock-markets-ftse-pound-business-live-news-updates">Business live – latest updates</a></p></li></ul><p>Retail sales unexpectedly slumped in the crucial run-up to Christmas, as cash-strapped shoppers <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/nov/25/black-friday-discounts-fail-to-offer-cheapest-prices-which-research-finds">held back on Black Friday spending</a>, and uncertainty before the budget dampened consumer confidence.</p><p>Sales volumes in Great Britain fell 0.1% month on month in November, according to official figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/dec/19/retail-sales-unexpectedly-fall-in-great-britain-in-run-up-to-christmas">Continue reading...</a>
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