Retail recession drags on despite World Cup

With retail sales volumes in November likely to have remained a little below their pre-pandemic level and 4.0% below their level at the start of the year, for retailers the recession is well underway. The football World Cup may provide some respite, but probably won't prevent this quarter from being the worst Q4 (barring 2020) for the consumer sector since 2008.

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