Royal wedding and warm weather boost May retail figures
(The Guardian Business News)

Rise of 1.3% in store and online sales `has all the hallmarks of a weather-related blip´ Better weather brought some much-needed respite to Britain´s struggling retail sector last month as the hottest May on record brought consumers flocking back to the high street.The volume of goods sold in shops and online was 1.3% up on April - comfortably beating predictions in the financial markets of a 0.5% increase. Continue reading...