Gear4music sales growth slows amid hot summer

Musical instruments retailer Gear4music has revealed a slowdown in sales growth over the summer, as an unusually prolonged spell of hot weather put the brakes on trading.

The North Yorkshire-based group said sales rose 7.3% year on year in the five months to 31 August, with trading remaining in line with board expectations.

But the retailer said sales growth moderated during July and August, blaming an unusually prolonged period of hot weather.