As shoppers cut discretionary spend, May retail sales disappoint – BDO
Five months of positive sales came to an end in May with the latest BDO High Street Sales Tracker on Friday showing that total like-for-like discretionary sales fell by 1.2%. Photo: Pixabay In-store sales all-but-flatlined with just a 0.5% increase, failing to keep up with inflation, while online sales dropped by 3.1%, highlighting a substantial…