Poor start to High Street sales
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Boxing Day figures reveal poor sales, but bargain hunters are expected to turn out in force for post-Christmas shopping
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London equities ticked lower on Monday, with retailers suffering after reports suggested that J Sainsbury missed internal sales targets during the peak Christmas trading season and Marks and Spencer also struggled during the key sales period.
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Marks & Spencer reports a poor performance over the Christmas trading period, with like-for-like sales down 5.6% on the year.
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British retail sales fell in October for the first time for three months, official figures showed, raising worries about a subdued start to the crucial Christmas trading period.
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Figures showing a drop in retail sales spark fears that the recent consumer spending rebound could be coming to an end.
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UK retail sales fall at their fastest pace since 1981, official figures show.
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Some hubs of cheap retail are struggling, but not all of them.
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Crucial US holiday sales launched with a flop, retailers reported.
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SIGNS that shoppers are trickling back to the High Street today soothed fears that retailers are heading for a dismal Christmas. The CBI said a net 11% of retailers reported higher sales in October than a
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Retail sales fell in July for the first time in over a year, official figures showed, providing further evidence that higher borrowing costs are dampening consumer activity.
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The pound has remained on a back foot after a surprise fall in retail sales and house price growth this morning.
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Consumers put away their wallets in June, sending retail sales plunging by the sharpest amount in nearly two years. Sales of autos, furniture and building supplies all fell, highlighting the economy's weak spots.
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The property market needs a winter sale with prices slashed by up to 8% in order to jump start it, according to research published today.
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Sales of new homes, plunging to their lowest level in more than 12 years, were weaker than forecast last month - leaving the market glutted with unsold homes and pointing to more trouble ahead for the battered housing market.
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Business & money: British Retail Consortium urges Bank to consider reducing interest rates after weak high street sales.
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High Street and catalogue retailer Next says weak Christmas and New Year sales will knock Â£5m off its full-year profits.