<p><span class="m_first-letter m_first-letter--flagged">H</span>edge funds have bet more than £3bn against Britain’s biggest retail names as fears grow about a slowdown in consumer spending and the health of bricks and mortar retail chains.</p>
<p>High street stalwarts <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2017/05/24/marks-spencer-pre-tax-profits-tumble-64pc/">Marks & Spencer </a>and Debenhams, pet chain Pets at Home, and grocers Morrisons and Ocado are five of the 10 most-shorted stocks in the UK.</p>