UK retailers discounting 9 days before Xmas BBC NEWS

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Channel: Joe Lynam · 2017 · News & Politics

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Retailers are expected to make big discounts in the final week before Christmas, to convince shoppers to keep spending throughout the festive period. There's fear among some on the High Street, that with rising inflation and stagnant wages, consumers may be more willing to spend big in the period after Black Friday in late November, rather than in the run up to December 25th.  Our Business Correspondent Joe Lynam reports.

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