Summary: Retail sales up 1.9% in January, more than expected; households switching from retail towards discretionary services; underlying trend still shows slowdown; largest influence on result from clothing. Growth figures of domestic retail sales spent most of the 2010s at levels below the post-1992 average. While economic conditions had been generally favourable, wage growth and inflation rates were low. Expenditures on goods then jumped in the early stages of 2020...