Britain’s retailers suffered their worst Christmas on record, according to dismal trading figures released on Tuesday that lay bare the pain felt by the high street over the festive period.
As Land of Leather on Monday night night joined the growing list of retailers forced to enter administration, the British Retail Consortium revealed that the value of sales fell 3.3 per cent lin December in stores on a like-for-like basis. Total sales fell by 1.4 per cent.
