UK retail sales’ sluggish new year start as cash-strapped Brits go online to nab deals

UK retail sales remained muted in January following December’s fall, with fuel sales spiking and prices continuing to plummet.  The Office for National Statistics (ONS) released the figures which showed retail sales volumes increased by just half a per cent last month.  This comes after it dipped by 1.2 per cent in December, despite the [...]