Retail sales went up again in May as the build-up to the World Cup boosted the UK economy, official figures show.
The latest figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) shows that shop sales rose by 0.5% on April.
Food stores played their part as the last three months show a rise of 0.5% in sales compared to the previous three.
This is likely to be due to people stocking-up with drinks and snacks in order to watch the football.
However, non-food stores also performed well posting a rise of 1.2% on the past three months.
The main beneficiaries in the non-food sector were clothing and footwear stores, with anecdotal evidence suggesting that this might be due to the sale of football shirts and boots.
Overall, there was an increase in shop sales of 1% in the three months up to May compared with the previous three months.
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