Neil McCauley
16-05-2011, 08:17
16/5/11: "UK retailers could be facing many years of poor sales growth, an economic think tank has said.
Consumer spending is expected to rise by only 2% a year in the 10 years up to 2020, according to Ernst & Young's Item Club.
Spending is being weighed down by debt repayments, restricted lending and high inflation, with the prospect of interest rate rises yet to come."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-13408506
Consumer spending is expected to rise by only 2% a year in the 10 years up to 2020, according to Ernst & Young's Item Club.
Spending is being weighed down by debt repayments, restricted lending and high inflation, with the prospect of interest rate rises yet to come."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-13408506