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Stephen Robertson RSS feedChristmas comes early for London stores as sales soar
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London shops are enjoying strong sales in the run up to Christmas, giving rise to fresh hopes of a prosperous festive season for the retail sector2009-11-16T08:13:52ZSales surge lifts shops’ Christmas hopes
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Retailers in London are hoping Christmas will not be as bad as feared after a dramatic surge in sales2009-10-19T06:43:16ZLondon’s back in business as activity hits 18-month high
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23743657-londons-back-in-business-as-activity-hits-18-month-high.do
London looks to have put the worst of the Lehman Brothers crisis behind it just a year after the collapse of the investment bank2009-09-14T08:06:49ZLondon's shops hit by the worst slump since 7/7 attacks
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23743619-londons-shops-hit-by-the-worst-slump-since-77-attacks.do
West End stores have suffered their biggest slump in sales since the aftermath of the July 2005 terror attacks2009-09-14T08:11:48ZChampagne and price cuts as West End joins a fashion celebration
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London is to take part in a global festival of fashion with hundreds of stores offering champagne, discounts and free style advice and workshops2009-07-27T09:52:44ZLondon’s retail sales shoot up 4.7% in heatwave
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Retail sales jumped nearly 5% in London last month as the warm weather tempted shoppers nervous about the recession onto the High Street2009-07-20T07:27:56ZUK recovery hopes grow as pain eases
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The UK economy showed tentative signs of stabilising if not recovering, as the Bank of England weighed up whether to print more money to drive demand2009-07-14T08:14:36ZShop sales shine as London leads in fighting recession
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Retailers in London enjoyed a spring boost as the capital coped with recession better than the rest of the country2009-05-18T08:09:37ZCapital's high streets buck recession with an increase in sales
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Retail sales in London jumped last month as the capital shrugged off the recession blighting high streets elsewhere in Britain2009-03-16T08:53:16ZTesco heads for profit of £3bn despite growth dip
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<strong>Retail: </strong> Tesco profits are poised to smash through £3 billion this year despite the smallest rise in Christmas sales at its UK stores since the early 1990s2009-01-13T09:13:24ZChristmas comes at last as sales spark £100m spree
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Shops in the West End enjoyed one of their best weekends of the year as consumers, lured by unprecedented pre-Christmas discounts, spent more than £100million in just two days2008-12-22T09:35:50ZAnother 1% slashed from interest rates
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<b>Economy: </b>The Bank of England slashes interest rates by another 1% as policymakers step up their battle to stave off a deep recession2008-12-04T10:22:37ZBank of England slashes interest rates to 2%
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The Bank of England slashed interest rates by another 1% as policymakers stepped up their battle to stave off a deep recession2008-12-04T09:47:53ZBosses vent anger over plan for new stealth tax
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Business slammed a new stealth tax revealed in the Queen's Speech, accusing the Government of damaging the economy2008-12-03T14:15:26ZToy sellers' double boost from VAT cut turmoil
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The move to slash VAT could be particularly good news for Britain's struggling toy sector, which is now in line for two good Christmases on the trot2008-11-25T09:24:12ZCrimewave hits high street as recession bites
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Retailers are suffering a shoplifting crimewave as the economic downturn continues to bite, according to new figures on supermarket theft2008-11-10T09:49:25ZCost of living set to tumble
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The cost of living is set to be brought down with record cuts in interest rates and a fall in inflation2008-10-14T13:28:50ZInterest rates stay on hold
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The Bank of England has delivered another blow to homeowners by keeping interest rates on hold again2008-09-04T11:13:45ZRetailers call for tax cuts in a bid to ease the sales pain
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23542550-retailers-call-for-tax-cuts-in-a-bid-to-ease-the-sales-pain.do
Struggling retailers have demanded tax cuts in a desperate plea to the Government in the face of the looming recession2008-08-21T14:02:29ZLondon rides downturn in shopping
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Stores in London are weathering the economic slowdown better than those elsewhere in the UK2008-08-18T12:07:02ZBank risking recession by leaving interest rates at 5%
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23528534-bank-risking-recession-by-leaving-interest-rates-at-5.do
The Bank of England is in danger of pushing the country into recession, business and retail leaders have warned2008-08-07T13:50:08ZSales boom in West End as weak pound lures tourists
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The West End is in the grip of an extraordinary summer spending boom that has defied predictions of a credit-crunch slump2008-07-21T08:15:33ZBoost for London's hopes on property and retail
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London will stave off the worst of the house-price slump, and is still enjoying strong sales on the High Street, two major studies show2008-07-21T09:09:57ZRecord UK retail sales increase 'is misleading'
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A record month-on-month jump in retail sales was dismissed in the City as a misleading statistical anomaly twisted by the UK's capricious meteorology2008-06-19T13:27:20ZBank chief: two years of high inflation to come
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Record oil prices and soaring supermarket bills will keep the rate of inflation high for another two years, the Bank of England has warned2008-06-17T13:27:37ZLondon's shops get boost from Europe
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Retailers in London shrugged off the worst of the credit crunch last month as visitors flooded in from Europe2008-04-21T09:52:13ZHigh street hit by rising costs, falling spending
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Fears of a high street meltdown grew today as figures showed stores caught in a deadly squeeze between rising costs and weak consumer spending2008-04-15T15:18:33Z