Stirring of life in SA consumer as retail fall slows

RETAIL sales fell more slowly than anticipated in January, signalling that the weak link in SA’s economic recovery — consumer demand — might be on the mend, official data showed yesterday.

The fall of 1,7% compared with the corresponding month last year was the smallest since sales began to shrink last February

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