Like-for-like retail sales fell for the seventh month in a row in August, dropping 1.5%, figures from BDO showed.
Fashion retailers continued to suffer, with sales down 3.3%.
BDO’s head of retail and wholesale, Sophie Michael, said footfall was higher for most of the month, but retailers found it hard to convert increased consumer confidence and spending levels into in-store sales.
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