Barclays Head of Retail & Wholesale Richard Lowe comments on ONS Retail Sales figures

LONDON, 21-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Commenting on today’s ONS Retail Sales figures, Richard Lowe, Head of Retail & Wholesale at Barclays, said: 

“Retailers should be pleased with today’s ONS retail sales figures. The heatwave at the start of July gave some seasonal products a boost and helped the industry post positive figures for the month as a whole. The weather really does have a huge impact at this time of year, so to have achieved this result despite the wet and windy conditions towards the end of July is a significant feat and demonstrates a growing resilience in the retail sector.”

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