UK shops report biggest sales jump in six years - BDO
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LONDON (Reuters) - British retailers had their biggest increase in sales in six years in January as Prime Minister Boris Johnson's sweeping election win and price-cutting encouraged consumers to spend more, a survey showed on Friday.Accountancy firm BDO said its High Street Sales Tracker found sales jumped by 5.7% last month, the biggest annual rise since January 2014, with gains seen across all sectors.There have been signs of a pick-up among companies since Johnson's Dec. 12 election victory,..