High street sales show dip
HIGH Street sales saw a "disappointing" drop in May as the sunny weather failed to sustain the Easter boost.
Like-for-like sales were down by 0.8 per cent in May against a year ago, according to the British Retail Consortium-KMPG survey, in stark contrast to the unexpected 4.6 per cent surge the previous month, caused by a late Easter and early spring sunshine.
Helen Dickinson, head of retail at KPMG, said: "These figures may look disappointing after last month's positive results were flattered by the timing of Easter."
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Weather for Edinburgh
Wednesday 23 May 2012
Today
Sunny spells
Temperature: 12 C to 19 C
Wind Speed: 12 mph
Wind direction: North east
Tomorrow
Cloudy
Temperature: 11 C to 20 C
Wind Speed: 10 mph
Wind direction: North east

