UK stores struggle to attract shoppers in week after Black Friday

Covering November 25 to December 1, it said that footfall dropped “significantly” from the same week in 2017. And while this wasn’t unexpected after the frenzy of the previous few days, “the magnitude of decline, at -5.5%, was virtually double that of the -3.1% in 2017.”What was particularly worrying was that all three destination types suffered noticeably, with even retail parks, whic…

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Nordstrom Rack has Amazing Gifts up to 90% off That Will Arrive Before Santa Does

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The Cure for Inflation Means More Pain for Renters

At the beginning of the pandemic, Arin Lopez, 47, and Derek Swenson, 35, started thinking about buying a home to get their family out of the two-bedroom apartment they’ve long rented in central Phoenix. But every home they liked had multiple offers over asking price within a day or two of going on the market. So they kept renting, even though their two sons, both under 10 years old, had t…

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