High Street sales start with rush
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Shoppers hit the High Streets in large numbers as stores slash their prices for post-Christmas sales.
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Around 100,000 copies of the new Band Aid single were sold on its first day of release yesterday, according to estimates. Eager shoppers were queueing before stores opened to get their hands on the CD; HMV opened up an hour early to accomodate the demand.
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Merchants who spent the past few weeks hoping shoppers would splurge on gifts opened their doors Sunday with high hopes people would now spend on themselves.
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High Street sales saw their strongest growth last month since mid-2006   despite recent rate rises, a report says.
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Christmas sales came in the nick of time, saving the holiday selling season for most merchants at the last minute.
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For the first time since March, sales of new homes rose in August.
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Retailers hailed a âfantasticâ last-minute Christmas shopping rush tonight amid predictions of the dayâs sales topping the Â£1 billion mark.
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Retail sales in Britain saw the fastest growth in September since January, casting doubts on the view that the economy is slowing down, according to official figures released Thursday.
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A burst of activity has broken out in 2007, sending prices higher despite sluggish sales in many other cities.
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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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Business & money: Large queues and pre-dawn scuffles as prospect of cut-price clothes lures bargain-seekers to Oxford Street
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Strong performances my mobile phone and carpet stores have prompted a surprise rise in retail sales figures, and revived fears that interest rates may yet be raised again this year.
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The new Band Aid single is released in record stores on Monday, with staff poised for a massive rush in sales.
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When solid companies are on sale, it's a good time to go shopping.
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Industrial orders have jumped to a six-year high this month, a survey showed yesterday as a sharp fall in mortgage approvals pointed to a slowdown in the housing market.
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High Street retailers launch a series of sales and special offers to lure stay-at-home consumers into some early Christmas shopping.
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FEARS of a slump in consumer spending were blown away yesterday as official figures recorded a surprise sales jump and two of the country&#39;s biggest retail chains unveiled strong trading performances.