It seems that sunny summer days of July were not only good news for our suntans in the UK, but they also meant a very decent spell for the High Street too.
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) said that sales were up by 2.2% on July 2012, fuelled mainly by the rush to buy summer goods such as swimwear, beer and barbeque supplies along with feel-good events like Andy Murray’s Wimbledon victory, the Royal baby and the start of The Ashes.