Like-for-like sales in the United Kingdom advanced 2.6 percent on year in September, the British Retail Consortium said on Tuesday.
That beat forecasts for an increase of 1.5 percent following the 1.0 percent decline in August.
Overall sales were up an annual 3.9 percent, while non-food sales climbed 3.1 percent.
Food sales were flat on month and up 0.2 percent over the last three months.
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