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Retailers endure another sales drop

Shoppers are cutting back and retailers are feeling the pinch
Shoppers are cutting back and retailers are feeling the pinch

Retailers suffered a further drop in sales this month but are hopeful that shoppers will loosen their purse strings before Christmas.

Cash-strapped consumers continued to cut back over the past month, according to a survey by business body CBI, with volumes of footwear, clothing, hardware and DIY items the hardest hit.