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UK: Retail sales drop in November despite discounting

Total retail sales in discretionary spend categories fell by -5.8 percent in November in the UK, according to BDO’s latest High Street Sales Tracker. Sales performance was particularly poor online, with sales down -7.8 percent. In store sales fell by 5.5 percent, with the fashion sector recording figures of -8.0 percent compared to November...

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Is ‘Black Friday’ still relevant?

Black Friday has finally arrived, but I’ve already had enough. Since last week, I've been inundated with newsletters full of offers, and while clearing out my inbox, I've wondered whether in a time of climate crisis, with the EU aiming for a circular economy by 2050 and enacting new laws to further enforce sustainability, a bargain fest that...

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