December’s sharp drop in consumer confidence suggested that November’s unexpectedly big rise was yet another false dawn. Along with the evidence from Wednesday’s CBI Distributive Trades survey of a sluggish start to spending in December, it looks like retailers are in for a subdued Christmas.
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