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one for the double dippers?
lemonjelly
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11561137
Perhaps not, but Ernst & Young's Item club are predicting a slowdown over the winter.
The interesting thing will be how this will affect retailers (& subsequent investment). Am I right in thinking that 75% of all consumer sales occur over the christmas period?
I'm not suprised that a slow down is expected, on one hand I suppose it'll allow us time to absorb the cuts being imposed.
I assume the debate will be about how severe the slowdown will be, & whether it'll throw us back into recession or not?
Thoughts...
Perhaps not, but Ernst & Young's Item club are predicting a slowdown over the winter.
The interesting thing will be how this will affect retailers (& subsequent investment). Am I right in thinking that 75% of all consumer sales occur over the christmas period?
I'm not suprised that a slow down is expected, on one hand I suppose it'll allow us time to absorb the cuts being imposed.
I assume the debate will be about how severe the slowdown will be, & whether it'll throw us back into recession or not?
Thoughts...
It's getting harder & harder to keep the government in the manner to which they have become accustomed.
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Retailers have been dropping their prices steadily over months trying to get more X-Mas share early.
Its going to be a bit different from the normal X-Mas rush for presents.Not Again0
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