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Excluding the impact of store openings and closures, sales fell by 1% despite a 33% increase in those online.
Underlying sales, which strip out the impact of store openings and closings, rose 2.3% at Argos and 5.9% at Homebase in the six months to August.
When the impact of store closures is stripped out, sales were still down 2% for the year, as Morrisons was forced to cut prices to become more competitive.
Most retailers' fiscal October ended on Saturday, so while a few stock-up trips made it into the October results, most of those, along with poststorm spending and the impact of store closures, were not included in October results.
The report states: "Areas that are already economically fragile are likely to see the greatest impact of store closures and some of the people affected by changing roles will be those who may find it hardest to transition into new jobs that are created".
The sales figures for both units exclude the impact of store closures.
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