Tills rang out for bumper Christmas shopping sprees despite bad weather
Retail sales figures from the CSO for November pointed to a strong Christmas period with the total value of sales up 4.8% when compared to November 2014.
The volume of sales rose 9.2% over the period. The retail sectors with the largest month-on-month volume increases were electrical goods (up 13.6%), department stores (up 7.4%), and other retail sales (up 4.7%).
