Lower profits at John Lewis and a sharp fall in sales at catalogue business Argos derailed retail stocks today.
Argos owner Home Retail Group fell more than 7% in the FTSE 250 Index after it said like-for-like sales were 5.8% lower in the second quarter, while its sister company Homebase experienced an 8.3% drop.
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