UK retailers fear biggest fall in sales since 2009
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LONDON (Reuters) - British retailers fear sales will slump next month at a rate not seen since the depths of the last financial crisis, as the coronavirus hits demand for almost everything other than food.The Confederation of British Industry said its monthly survey of retailers - conducted before the government ordered the shutdown on Monday of almost all non-essential stores - showed the weakest outlook since April 2009.The figures add to signs that Britain's economy will shrink sharply in the..