![Pedestrians walk along Oxford Street in central London, U.K., on Thursday, Sep. 17, 2020. U.K. retail sales extended their recovery in August as a government initiative to boost the hospitality industry lured locked-down Britons out to the shops. Photographer: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/NSNSJJWG73IRHK33WH637UKVDE.jpg?smart=true&auth=f754aacdb947104b94aaf6d09fabf51e3c6a9c1f16a678e7962f0ecdb69801a5&width=400&height=225)
UK retail sales extended their recovery in August as locked-down Britons felt more confident about venturing out to the shops. Bloomberg
UK retail sales extended their recovery in August as locked-down Britons felt more confident about venturing out to the shops. Bloomberg
UK retail sales rebound as Covid-19 accelerates shift to online
Retail sales increased 0.8% in August leading to a 4% rise on February's pre-pandemic levels