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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Mark Sweney

Warm weather and live events give lift to retail sales in Great Britain

An Oasis pop-up shop in Cardiff, Wales.
An Oasis pop-up shop in Cardiff. Photograph: Francesca Jones/The Guardian

Sunny summer weather and a packed schedule of events including Wimbledon, concerts by Oasis and Beyoncé, and international cricket and football sent shoppers flocking to retailers and supermarkets last month.

Retail sales volumes in Great Britain rose by 0.9% in June, bouncing back from a sharp fall in May, although slightly below analyst consensus forecasts of a 1.2% month-on-month increase.

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