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- UK retail sales volumes rose 1.0% in June, surpassing economists' forecast for a 0.3% decline.
- Online sales accounted for 29.4% of retail in June, the highest share since April 2021.
- Non-store retailers jumped 4.4% while clothing and footwear rose 1.9%, the strongest gains since September 2023.
- Motor-fuel sales fell sharply in Q2 after Brent crude hit $100 a barrel when the Iran-Israel war resumed in July.
