U.K. Retail Sales Boosted by Online Christmas Shopping, BDO Says
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U.K. retail sales rose in December on a surge of customers during the weekend before Christmas day increased online shopping, according to a survey by BDO LLP.
Like-for-like sales climbed by 1.9 percent in the five weeks through Dec. 29, BDO said in its High Street Sales Tracker report released today. The data includes companies with annual revenue between 5 million pounds ($7.8 million) and 500 million pounds.