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Retail Sales In London Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
A man and woman wearing face masks walk amid Saturday afternoon shoppers on Oxford Street in London, England, on June 20, 2020. Today has been the first Saturday of high street shopping since non-essential retail stores across England were allowed to reopen last week, having been closed under the coronavirus lockdown for nearly three months. Yesterday, monthly retail sales data from the UK's Office for National Statistics (ONS) revealed the beginnings of a rebound during May, with a 12 percent recovery from record falls in April, but sales nonetheless remained 13 percent below February's pre-pandemic total. Retail sales figures for June, taking into account this month's reopening of the sector, will be published by the ONS on July 24. (Photo by David Cliff/NurPhoto)
