Economics

U.K. Retail Sales Stay Flat With No Sign of Imminent Pickup

Pedestrians walk past the window of French Connection Group Plc clothing store in Manchester.

Photographer: Paul Thomas/Bloomberg
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U.K. retail sales stayed flat for a third month in the year to January, and firms see no prospect of a rebound next month, according to the Confederation of British Industry.