Christmas Trading Update

Although down on last year, Christmas trading was by no means a total disaster. Retailers benefited from a significant late surge in demand during Christmas week itself, which strengthened into the New Year, on the back of very heavy discounting.

Looking forward, retailers remain cautious despite this festive upturn. Most expect the next few months to be extremely tough with consumers remaining unwilling to pay full price for many items.

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