Coronavirus
Retail sales fall to lowest ever annual level
Clothing stores were the worst hit last year, reporting the largest annual fall at -25.1%, which was also the largest year-on-year fall on record for the sector
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The retail sector has suffered its largest annual fall since records began, with total sales down 1.9% against the year prior, as restrictions on non-essential retail continued to impact the sector as a whole.ย
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