UK retail sales 'subdued in July'

6 August 2012 Last updated at 20:55 ET


There have been concerns that people have been put off visiting central London by fears of Olympic crowds

UK retail sales were subdued in July, despite better weather and the start of the Olympics towards the end of the month.
These factors helped the sale of food and drink, the figures from the British Retail Consortium indicated.
Overall, sales rose just 0.1% in July compared with a year earlier on a like-for-like basis, which strips out the effect of newly opened shops.
This reflected the continued squeeze on household incomes, the BRC said.
Online retail sales rose 15.6%

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