Little Christmas cheer for Britain's supermarkets

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's major supermarkets are forecast to report lacklustre Christmas sales this week, reflecting weak economic growth and comparisons with generally solid festive results in 2018. Industry hopes had risen heading into retailers' peak selling season, boosted by a decisive national election on Dec. 12 that saw Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservatives secure a commanding parliamentary majority.Following a year of political instability and uncertainty over Brexit, that..