The health of the retail sector is expected to continue its slow decline over the golden quarter, driven by consumer demand falling away, according to the latest assessment by KPMG/RetailNext Retail Think Tank (RTT) members.
Stronger than expected consumer demand in Q2 (March – June) helped to minimise the decline in retail health.
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