date:Jul 16, 2014
d are good news for consumers who are set to continue to benefit from keen bargains in their shopping baskets.
Other reasons given for the low growth were England's early World Cup exit and a supermarket price war which saw a 1.8 per cent fall in high street prices last month, the largest fall since around 2006.
According to David McCorquodale, head of retail at KPMG, the retailers face a tough two months of comparables as sales last year were boosted by Murray winning Wimbledon, a heat-wave a