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Barclaycard reports drop in Black Friday spending compared to last year

Barclaycard Payments has reported a 13.6 percent decrease in the volume of payments as of 12:00 on Black Friday, compared to the same day in 2019. There has been a decrease in the overall transaction value of 7.3 percent compared to 2019 and a 30.5 percent increase in e-commerce transactions compared to last year, according to Barclaycard...

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UK clothing spend up 4.2 percent in September

Barclaycard has shared new data that reveals consumer spending in September has risen since August, with clothing seeing a “significant” increase of 4.2 percent. This growth could be due to consumers investing in their winter wardrobe and parents preparing their children for the return of school, the report suggests. August’s clothing figure of...