March’s rise in retail sales volumes meant sales rebounded by an impressive 1.6% q/q in Q1, rounding off a better-than-expected start to the year for the retail sector. That said, March’s rise was largely due to unusually sunny weather and the drop in consumer confidence in April after the US tariff chaos suggests that households may start to spend more cautiously in the coming months.
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