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UK retail sales fall for first time since May
By Abigail Townsend
Date: Friday 21 Nov 2025
(Sharecast News) - Retail sales unexpectedly fell in October, official data showed on Friday, as consumers held back on spending ahead of the Black Friday sales.
According to the Office for National Statistics, sales slid 1.1%, reversing an upwardly-revised 0.7% uplift in September.
Analysts had been looking for flat sales.
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