Retail sales were up 3.5 per cent in value in April on an annual basis AIDAN CRAWLEY/BLOOMBERG/GETTYIrish retail sales jumped in April as the threat of Brexit receded. After a difficult March, the end of which was expected to see the UK exit the EU, Irish consumers rediscovered their wallets and purses with €11.9 million in sales across the month, the CSO said. There were 119.3 million transactions in the month, compared with 116.9 million in March and 114.7 million 12 months ago. With the granting of an extension to the process by the EU in April, with Britain’s exit now pencilled in for October 31 at the latest, shoppers appear to be spending at renewed levels. All told retail sales were up 3.5 per cent in value in April on an annual basis, and 4 per cent in terms of…

Source: The Times May 28, 2019 23:11 UTC