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China's Holiday Spending Slows Underlining Tough Start to 2019

11 February 2019 • By Bloomberg

11 February 2019 • By Bloomberg

Increasingly frugal Chinese consumers are sending chills through global investors, with the pullback in spending hitting the profits of companies such as Apple and Swatch Group.

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China's Holiday Spending Slows Underlining Tough Start to 2019

Increasingly frugal Chinese consumers are sending chills through global investors, with the pullback in spending hitting the profits of companies such as Apple and Swatch Group.

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Big Discounts Fail to Draw UK Shoppers to Post-Christmas Sales

26 December 2018 • By Reuters

26 December 2018 • By Reuters

The number of British shoppers hitting the post-Christmas sales dipped by 4.2 percent year-on-year.

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Big Discounts Fail to Draw UK Shoppers to Post-Christmas Sales

The number of British shoppers hitting the post-Christmas sales dipped by 4.2 percent year-on-year.

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Macy's to Hire 80,000 Temporary Workers for Holiday Season

12 September 2018 • By Reuters

12 September 2018 • By Reuters

The department store chain said 23,500 of its seasonal positions will be based in fulfilment centres to support online orders, a 31 percent increase over 2017.

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Macy's to Hire 80,000 Temporary Workers for Holiday Season

The department store chain said 23,500 of its seasonal positions will be based in fulfilment centres to support online orders, a 31 percent increase over 2017.

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Consumers Say Makeup Bought on Wish App Caused Ailments

17 July 2018 • By Bloomberg

17 July 2018 • By Bloomberg

The e-commerce app traffics in low-cost goods, but some shoppers got more than they anticipated.

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Consumers Say Makeup Bought on Wish App Caused Ailments

The e-commerce app traffics in low-cost goods, but some shoppers got more than they anticipated.

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The Death of Clothing

5 February 2018 • By Bloomberg

5 February 2018 • By Bloomberg

The underlying problem of weak demand is expected to dog the apparel industry for years, meaning more store closures and more bankruptcies lie ahead — with or without Amazon.

News & Analysis

The Death of Clothing

The underlying problem of weak demand is expected to dog the apparel industry for years, meaning more store closures and more bankruptcies lie ahead — with or without Amazon.

Decoding the Travelling Chinese Consumer

27 October 2017 • By Sarah Shannon and Tianwei Zhang

Decoding the Travelling Chinese Consumer

BoF spoke with several travelling Chinese shoppers from a range of demographics at luxury shopping meccas in and around London.

Op-Ed | Brits' Post-Brexit Retail Therapy Reels From Inflation

21 March 2017 • By Bloomberg Gadfly

21 March 2017 • By Bloomberg Gadfly

Now that post-referendum reality is starting to bite, there is mounting evidence that Britons are reining in their spending.

Op-Ed | Brits' Post-Brexit Retail Therapy Reels From Inflation

Now that post-referendum reality is starting to bite, there is mounting evidence that Britons are reining in their spending.