UK retail sales rebound in February, says trade group

Retail sales bounced back in February after a tough January on the High Street, figures from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) showed.

Like-for-like sales were up 2.2%, the BRC said, compared the 0.7% fall seen in January, when snow put off shoppers.

The rise was greeted with caution, however, as sales for this February compare with very weak trading in February last year.

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