The survey results come Fut coins on the same day that the British Retail Consortium revealed a 0.4% drop in employment in the retail sector, further evidencing the troubles faced across the UKs high streets.



The three-month moving average of sales volumes, which smoothes out monthly peaks and troughs, weakened to +4%, compared with +12% in June. 



Sales were reported to be poor for the time of year, driven by the first fall…