Consumer Spending

News & Analysis

UK Consumer Spending Growth in 2019 to Be Slowest in Six Years

24 June 2019 • By Reuters

24 June 2019 • By Reuters

Consumer spending benefited from robust employment growth and a strong pick-up in real earnings growth in the second half of 2018 and early 2019, but the outlook is now weaker.

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UK Consumer Spending Growth in 2019 to Be Slowest in Six Years

Consumer spending benefited from robust employment growth and a strong pick-up in real earnings growth in the second half of 2018 and early 2019, but the outlook is now weaker.

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Apple, Louis Vuitton, Gucci Drop China Prices for VAT Cuts

2 April 2019 • By Reuters

2 April 2019 • By Reuters

Luxury brands lowered product prices in China as a cut in the country's VAT rate came into effect on April 1.

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Apple, Louis Vuitton, Gucci Drop China Prices for VAT Cuts

Luxury brands lowered product prices in China as a cut in the country's VAT rate came into effect on April 1.

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PZ Cussons Sees Lower Profit as Africa Challenges Mount

29 January 2019 • By Reuters

29 January 2019 • By Reuters

The owner of Imperial Leather, Original Source and St Tropez has been struggling to turn around its African business, which contributes over a third of its revenue.

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PZ Cussons Sees Lower Profit as Africa Challenges Mount

The owner of Imperial Leather, Original Source and St Tropez has been struggling to turn around its African business, which contributes over a third of its revenue.

BoF Professional Exclusive

Making Sense of China’s ‘Consumption Upgrade’

19 December 2018 • By Zoe Suen

BoF Professional Exclusive

Making Sense of China’s ‘Consumption Upgrade’

Chinese consumers are upgrading their consumption habits, Canada Goose postponed its Beijing debut amid the fallout from Huawei, and a farmer's DIY couture is going viral. Read China Decoded to make sense of the market.

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UK Consumer Spending Falls by Most Since July

17 December 2018 • By Reuters

17 December 2018 • By Reuters

Expenditure on clothes, recreation, transport and communication all dropped by more than 2 percent in November compared with a year earlier.

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UK Consumer Spending Falls by Most Since July

Expenditure on clothes, recreation, transport and communication all dropped by more than 2 percent in November compared with a year earlier.

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French Consumer Confidence Falls to Lowest in Three Years

27 November 2018 • By Reuters

27 November 2018 • By Reuters

Concerns over unemployment and inflation caused by rising oil prices makes French consumer confidence take a tumble.

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French Consumer Confidence Falls to Lowest in Three Years

Concerns over unemployment and inflation caused by rising oil prices makes French consumer confidence take a tumble.

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Blockbuster Cyber Monday Is Overshadowed by Economic Outlook

26 November 2018 • By Bloomberg

26 November 2018 • By Bloomberg

Despite record spending on Cyber Monday, rising interest rates and an escalating trade war mean US retailers are still facing squeezed profit margins.

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Blockbuster Cyber Monday Is Overshadowed by Economic Outlook

Despite record spending on Cyber Monday, rising interest rates and an escalating trade war mean US retailers are still facing squeezed profit margins.

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Chinese Shoppers Crave Experiences With Their Bags

13 November 2018 • By Bloomberg

13 November 2018 • By Bloomberg

Generation Z customers in China are looking for more than just purchases on their shopping trips, says LVMH.

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Chinese Shoppers Crave Experiences With Their Bags

Generation Z customers in China are looking for more than just purchases on their shopping trips, says LVMH.

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Hedge Fund Successfully Bets on Luxury Appetite Falling

11 November 2018 • By Bloomberg

11 November 2018 • By Bloomberg

Asian hedge fund gains almost 16 percent as other suffer amid Chinese luxury spend slow down.

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Hedge Fund Successfully Bets on Luxury Appetite Falling

Asian hedge fund gains almost 16 percent as other suffer amid Chinese luxury spend slow down.

Global Currents

New Asian Shoppers Drive Japan’s Travel Retail Boom

2 October 2018 • By Casey Hall

Global Currents

New Asian Shoppers Drive Japan’s Travel Retail Boom

Big spenders from Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam are making their mark on Japan’s travel retail market during peak tourist seasons like ‘hanami’ and ‘koyo’.