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Image for UK retailers turn positive on sales hopes after bleak winter
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UK retailers turn positive on sales hopes after bleak winter

LONDON (Reuters) – British retailers reported their first positive sales expectations in seven month...

27th March, 2023

Image for Hungary’s booming wedding market doused by soaring inflation
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Hungary’s booming wedding market doused by soaring inflation

By Gergely Szakacs and Krisztina Fenyo BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Soaring inflation is taking the steam ou...

27th March, 2023

Image for Amazon, other retailers revamp ‘free’ shipping as costs soar
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Amazon, other retailers revamp ‘free’ shipping as costs soar

By Lisa Baertlein LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – There is no such thing as free shipping. Even so, Amazon.c...

24th March, 2023

Image for UK’s J D Wetherspoon returns to profit as supply issues ease
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UK’s J D Wetherspoon returns to profit as supply issues ease

(Reuters) -British pub group J D Wetherspoon Plc on Friday posted a return to half-year profit and s...

24th March, 2023

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Inflation boosts Jeronimo Martins’ Q4 profit but dents margins

LISBON (Reuters) – Portugal’s second-largest retailer Jeronimo Martins on Wednesday posted a 23% jum...

23rd March, 2023

Image for Publisher Bloomsbury casts upbeat forecast, says books ‘affordable pastime’
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Publisher Bloomsbury casts upbeat forecast, says books ‘affordable pastime’

(Reuters) -Bloomsbury Publishing Plc forecast full-year profit to be well ahead of expectations on W...

15th March, 2023

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How borrowers can find a competitive auto loan rate in a tough lending market

By Bob Child, COO, Origence Used car prices dropped 8.8% from January to December 2022 — the biggest...

14th March, 2023

Image for London fears losing luxury shoppers to Paris and Milan
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London fears losing luxury shoppers to Paris and Milan

By James Davey and Sarah Young LONDON (Reuters) – London’s luxury retailers fear the city is losing...

14th March, 2023

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Unlocking richer affordability insights with open banking: how lenders can improve access to financial services

Tasha Chouhan, UK & IE Banking Director at Tink The cost of living crisis continues: the end of 2022...

8th March, 2023

Image for UK grocery price inflation hits record 17.1%
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UK grocery price inflation hits record 17.1%

By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) – British grocery inflation hit 17.1% in the four weeks to Feb. 19,...

28th February, 2023

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Britons are shopping for holidays, says Primark

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain may be heading for a recession but many of its citizens are heading for t...

27th February, 2023

Image for Netflix cuts prices in some countries to boost subscriptions, shares drop
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Netflix cuts prices in some countries to boost subscriptions, shares drop

(Reuters) -Netflix Inc said on Thursday it has cut prices of its subscription plans in some countrie...

24th February, 2023