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Saturday, 21st November 2009

Consumer spending

Retail sales healthy but doubts remain on strength of recovery SCOTTISH shoppers continued to beat a trail to the high street last month, a key industry report today reveals, although "big doubts" remain over a sustained recovery.

Debenhams kicks off price war with £250 million sale DEPARTMENT store chain Debenhams yesterday threw down the gauntlet to its retail rivals as it announced a £250 million four-day sale and predicted a high street Christmas price war.

Have yourself a merry plastic Christmas WITH 25 December less than six weeks away, many people will have just one or two paydays to come before Christmas.

Retailers hit a seven-year high raising hopes for festive season BRITAIN'S retailers secured their strongest October sales in seven years, according to figures out today, raising hopes for Christmas trading.

Profits fall by half but John Lewis vows to invest £189m

Weather puts a damper on tepid Scottish retail showing

One in ten lose out on goods they paid for in advance

Sales fall again as recession hits home improvements

Heatwave offers a ray of shine to retailers

Kingfisher cashes in on trend for DIY makeovers

Mum's the word as Early Learning reaps rewards

Pub chain in good health after sales rise

High street sales rises out of fashion for big two

Retail sales hotting up as weather brings out the barbecue shoppers

Ikea axes more jobs as slump in housing market takes toll

Coffee chain is the latest victim of the recession-hit high street

Retail slowdown and rising unemployment threaten resurgent pound

High street sales show dip

Hope on the high street but retail hike is not a recovery

Every little helps as Tesco rings up £1bn in sales every week

Families hit as spare cash at record low

50 city centre shops vacant

High street in gloom for a full 12 months

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