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Cautious welcome for rise in February sales

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Analysts gave a qualified welcome to February’s retail figures this morning, which saw food store sales rise by 0.9% over the month. The figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) revealed an overall retail sales rise of 1.2% in February compared with the previous month, although sales in the three months to February were …

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