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Retail news round-up: Christmas spending, fast shopping, rich pickings and salaries

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UK consumers are planning to spend an average of £1,551 over the festive shopping season – £51 more than last year, according to a survey of 2,000 adults conducted by American Express. It estimates that there will be a £76bn overall spend, with individuals parting with £51 more than last year. After Christmas getaways, the

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Retail news round-up

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When you visit a trade show, how long do you stay? According to market research firm FaceTime the average retailer is there for just five and a half hours. Its report for live-event companies also reveals that just over three-quarters of visitors to exhibitions make new purchasing decisions there or have existing ones reinforced. Travel

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Editor’s news round-up

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I was pleased to hear that the government is “committed to switching business rates indexation from RPI [retail prices index] to CPI [consumer prices index] from 2020”. More worrying is that legislation will be introduced “in due course”, so let’s hope these aren’t weasel words. The reform could save organisations £1 billion. As many large

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