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Sunday, 5th July 2009

Consumer spending

Retail slowdown and rising unemployment threaten resurgent pound EVIDENCE of slowing growth in retail sales and a jump in unemployment this week threatens to dampen the recent rally in the value of the pound.

High street sales show dip HIGH Street sales saw a "disappointing" drop in May as the sunny weather failed to sustain the Easter boost.

Hope on the high street but retail hike is not a recovery SHOP sales in recession-hit Scotland were 0.5 per cent higher last month then they were a year ago, figures published today have revealed.

Every little helps as Tesco rings up £1bn in sales every week SUPERMARKET giant Tesco has rung up sales of £1 billion a week and annual profits of more than £3 billion for the first time.

50 city centre shops vacant

High street in gloom for a full 12 months

Shopping plan to beat recession is in the bag

Shoppers still flock into city centre despite tram upheaval

Discounts over, it's slower business as usual on high street

Retail sales volumes rise but discounts and sales give 'false impression'

Scott Reid's Business Blog: Are things really all that bad on the high street?

Retail sales strongest since summer as Scots shoppers go for bargains

Rising sales offer ray of hope for struggling high street

Sales are over . . but shoppers are still splashing out the cash

Festive footfall sharply down in Edinburgh's shopping streets

Cash-strapped customers want better service from high street

Diners paying big VAT for their Big Mac

Scots non-food sales fall 5.4% in worst results for a decade

Hardly electric, but Comet sales hold up

Discount success order of the day as Matalan thrives

Scott Reid's business blog: The future of music retailing sounds good for HMV

Big city names see sales rise

Retail giants Sainsbury's and House of Fraser buck the gloom with festive cheer

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