By Jack Mendel Retail sales volumes have plummeted to 1.3 per cent lower than pre-coronavirus levels as rising prices and the cost of living continues to bite. Latest figures from the Office for National Statistics show sales volume on the high street were down by 1.4 per cent in September, though data was impacted by a bank holiday following the death of Her Majesty the Queen. Sales also dropped by 2 per cent in the three months up to September compared to the previous three months, continuing a downward spiral of lower spending, driven by turbulent economic conditions. In particular food sto…
