LONDON (AP) -- Retail sales in Britain fell 1.9 percent from January to February, pushing the annual gain to its lowest in nearly 14 years, official data showed Thursday.
February sales were 0.4 percent higher than in February 2008, the weakest rise since September 1995, the Office for National Statistics said.
Sales fell in all categories between January and February, the agency said, as fears about unemployment amid the economic crisis made shoppers cautious.