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Consumers less willing, rather than less able to spend

It looks as though the festive period was fairly underwhelming for the retail sector. But Christmas sales don’t tend to set the tone for the next year, and we think the weakness is mainly due to Brexit uncertainty. As such, once (if) a deal is agreed, consumers should be in a strong position to ramp up spending.

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