Brits dodge the high street as heatwave boosts online shopping

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Retail sales jumped in June as the heatwave and heavy discounting drove Brits towards online shopping.

The volume of retail sales jumped by one per cent in June, having slowed slightly from 1.2 per cent growth in May, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

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