date:Jan 27, 2014
UK retail sales growth slowed at a faster than expected pace at the start of the year and is likely to remain modest next month, according to the monthly survey by the Confederation of British Industry.
According to the CBI's latest Distributive Trades Survey of 113 firms, grocers and furniture carpets retailers saw sales volumes rise, whereas clothing retailers, which have been affected by unseasonably mild weather, have seen sales slump.
In the year to January, internet sales volumes conti