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Image for Chinese splash out on tech goods, camping gear in shopping fest
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Chinese splash out on tech goods, camping gear in shopping fest

By Sophie Yu and Brenda Goh BEIJING (Reuters) – High-end home appliances and camping gear were among...

20th June, 2022

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Tesco says Britons buying less and trading down to navigate inflation

By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) – Britons are buying less, switching to cheaper products and shoppin...

17th June, 2022

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Britons increase shopping trips, trade down to navigate inflation – Tesco boss

LONDON (Reuters) – Britons are making more shopping trips but buying less and trading down to cheape...

17th June, 2022

Image for UK shares slide as BoE rate hike looms; ASOS tumbles on profit warning
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UK shares slide as BoE rate hike looms; ASOS tumbles on profit warning

By Devik Jain (Reuters) – London stock indexes fell on Thursday as investors braced for the fifth in...

16th June, 2022

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Britain’s FCA urges lenders to do more to aid borrowers in cost of living crises

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said on Thursday it was writing to mo...

16th June, 2022

Image for Beset by uncertainties, Spanish borrowers lock in home loan rates
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Beset by uncertainties, Spanish borrowers lock in home loan rates

By Jesús Aguado MADRID (Reuters) – Spanish homeowners, fearing a return to the turmoil that nearly b...

16th June, 2022

Image for Fashion retailer H&M’s sales jump, but investors fret over margins
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Fashion retailer H&M’s sales jump, but investors fret over margins

By Anna Ringstrom STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -H&M, the world’s second-biggest fashion retailer, posted a fo...

15th June, 2022

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UK travel and leisure firms gets summer travel boost

By Sinchita Mitra and Amna Karimi (Reuters) -British retailer WH Smith and hotel group Whitbread are...

15th June, 2022

Image for Forever 21 takes third crack at China with new bricks and mortar store
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Forever 21 takes third crack at China with new bricks and mortar store

By Casey Hall SHANGHAI (Reuters) – American fast fashion retailer Forever 21 is making its third til...

15th June, 2022

Image for European smartphone market falls 12% in Q1, Counterpoint says
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European smartphone market falls 12% in Q1, Counterpoint says

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – The European smartphone market declined by 12% in the first quarter of the yea...

15th June, 2022

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Tesco to give snapshot of UK consumer mood as outlook darkens

By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) – The fragile state of the British consumer will be laid bare this w...

14th June, 2022

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Oil falls on Beijing’s COVID-19 warning, inflation worries

By Stephanie Kelly NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil prices sank more than 2% on Monday, as a flare-up in COVI...

13th June, 2022