British shoppers are pulling back! 📉

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I can't see the city breaking out the
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rosé if Angela wins even though even
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though she probably [laughter] would.
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They won't be having a celebratory vape.
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>> Oh, You don't know who the city
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would feel more comfortable with at this
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point from this new data we've had out
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this morning. Consumer spending is down
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for the first time since the end of 2024
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on credit cards. Businesses are not
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going to be reassured by the idea
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customers wanting to spend less, but an
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interesting part of the data I think as
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well is it's for non-essential spending
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where they're drawing back. So, that was
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down 0.3%. Categorizing is
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non-essential. Non-essentials is I guess
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your holidays, your leisure, your rosé,
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your Your rosé, your vapes.

British shoppers are pulling back! 📉

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British shoppers are pulling back! 📉

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