ONS Retail Sales – Barclays comment

19 Jul 2012 09:55 GMT

Richard Lowe, Head of Retail & Wholesale at Barclays comments on today’s ONS Retail Sales figures.

“Most households are benefiting from the recent drop in inflation, including petrol prices, and although the weather has been less than ideal, consumers have spent more time indoors than out which has helped to boost sales of household goods.”


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Barclays is a major global financial services provider engaged in personal banking, credit cards, corporate and investment banking and wealth and investment management with an extensive international presence in Europe, the Americas, Africa and Asia.

With over 300 years of history and expertise in banking, Barclays operates in over 50 countries and employs approximately 140,000 people. Barclays moves, lends, invests and protects money for customers and clients worldwide.

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