The UK’s Office for National Statistics (ONS) shows that online sales cooled in July after a strong start to the summer, with online sales values falling 3.9% compared with June.
The figures suggest that retailers’ earlier promotional activity, combined with hot weather and demand for seasonal products, brought some consumer spending forward into May and June.
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