{
  "id": 16178399,
  "title": "Retail sales in Great Britain fall as struggling households cut back",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/retail-sales-in-great-britain-fall-as-struggling-households-cut-back",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-23T10:35:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Guardian Business",
    "slug": "guardian-business",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/oct/23/retail-sales-in-great-britain-fall-as-struggling-households-cut-back"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Latest negative economic update comes as John Healey prepares to announce budget next week Business live – latest updates Retail sales in Great Britain fell more steeply than expected last month, the latest negative economic update before the chancellor, John Healey, announces his budget next week. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said the volume of goods sold fell 0.4% month on month in…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}