Worthwhile analysis of latest Office for National Statistics reports, with additional insights on Boden, The White Company and Charles Tyrwhitt.
Retail sales increased just 1.3pc on an annual basis, the lowest rate of growth since 1999, due to downward revisions for earlier in the year. But within that mail order, internet shopping and agency catalogues saw volumes leap by 6.5pc to account for about a fifth of total sales.
