the brc has a warning in all of this as well, saying that because real wages are declining, there iswealth out there to draw from and there's a lot of competition among retailers. that is where it gets political because the brc says given the outlook for consumers is so tough, the government needs to make sure it keeps tariff free trade with the eu asa keeps tariff free trade with the eu as a priority in brexit talks. pretty much everybody is talking about what they want from brexit talks at the moment but that is the brc‘s take on it. talks at the moment but that is the brc's take on it. also the issue of online versus high street, bricks and clicks, you have got to be be successful if both in this environment where it's getting tougher in terms of people spending? absolutely. that is what the best retailers are doing. 0ver absolutely. that is what the best retailers are doing. over the past month, in—store shopping and online retailing grew. if you look over the past three months, a slightly longer time frame, then in—store sales have declined and declined by a reasonable margin, w