By Amber Murray Retail sales dipped in October due to pre-election anxiety the latest figures have shown. According to the British Retail Consortium (BRC)-KPMG sales monitor, retail sales in the UK increased by 0.6 per cent year over year in October, compared to 2.6 per cent growth in October 2023. Food sales also experienced a lacklustre month, up 2.9 per cent year on year compared with growth of 7.9 per cent last October, and below the 12-month average growth of 4.1 per cent. “After a good start to autumn, October’s sales growth was disappointing. This was part driven by half term falling a …