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Retail sales 'affected by rain'
Retail sales rose by just 0.1% last month - a much lower figure than experts had been predicting.
The figures came after retailers including Mothercare, JJB Sports and Halfords revealed disappointing results.
Stephanie McGovern visited a garden centre in Nantwich, where experts blamed the bad sales on the weather.
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