Retail sales have suffered their biggest hit in almost ten years as shoppers dodged the spring snow by staying at home, according to a monthly report by the accountants BDO.
Year-on-year sales as measured by its high street sales tracker fell 10.1%t in March, the largest drop since November 2008 when retailers were hit by snow and the global financial crisis.
Online stores did not escape as sales grew by 11%, the lowest monthly increase since December 2015.
