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LONDON, Aug 20 — UK retail sales slid last month after the end of the Euro 2020 football tournament, falling for the first time since May, official data showed today. Retail sales fell by 2.5 per cent in July from June, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said in a statement, adding food...

LONDON, Aug 20 — UK retail sales slid last month after the end of the Euro 2020 football tournament, falling for the first time since May, official data showed today.

Sales climbed by 0.2 per cent in June, as football fans bought food and drink to celebrate the Euros, after a 1.6-per cent drop in May. “Following the Euro 2020-related boost in June, retail sales fell in July to their lowest level since shops reopened in April, but still remain well above pre-pandemic levels,” said ONS statistician Jonathan Athow.

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