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...Thanksgiving marked the official start of the Black Friday seasonal sale, or “Cyber Week”, that has expanded — and crept forward — each year, enticing shoppers with heavy discounts in stores and online....
...Even if one chooses to ignore that: in a research note Goldman Sachs said it would “heavily discount” the total 353,000 gain in January payrolls as seasonal adjustment factors were likely to be overinflating...
...But since the pandemic the seasonal treat has become a year-round staple. Now read this . . . Cash continues to be king in the international housing market....
...The company said sales fell in apparel, home and seasonal categories....
...Malcolm Moore (@malcolmmoore) Editor, FT Edit Some days this week felt like the seasonal news drought....
...A squeeze on budget shoppers has forced US discount retailer Dollar General to cut its sales forecast, sending its shares down 20 per cent in a sign of mounting pressures in the American economy....
...I recently spent a few days in Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard, at steep discount thank heavens, courtesy of my 16-year-old son, who has his first formal summer job working at a couple of boutique hotels...
...The BRC also reported that non-food inflation rose to 5.8 per cent in May, up from 5.5 per cent in the previous month, despite outlets offering heavy discounts on footwear, books and home entertainment....
...When the current energy bill relief scheme ends for businesses at the end of March, the industry will lose its price cap, with suppliers receiving a discount on their bills if costs rise above a certain...
...The group sells a core range of consumer goods, stationery, toys and food, plus highly seasonal offerings such as gardening, DIY and Christmas products....
...Customers were purchasing consumable products in higher amounts, while sales of apparel, seasonal and home products declined....
...Noam’s studio was on West 42nd Street in one of those offensively contemporary buildings that expressed a real American anxiety toward history, chosen simply because the developer had given him a discount...
...Sales growth in the group’s grocery unit partially offset declines in apparel, seasonal and home products divisions....
...Miami is no longer a seasonal place governed by the mood of northern tourists or capital ebbs and flows from Latin America. Now, says Pérez, it is a “permanent” city....
...Although Japanese people have started making domestic trips — encouraged by government incentives such as restaurant and hotel discounts for triple-vaccinated travellers — their reluctance to roam abroad...
...It doesn’t feel like a very nice or seasonal thing to do to be mean about Cher, does it? Lilah Raptopoulos No, it’s the worst....
...The biggest promotions this year are for toys, at 34 per cent off listed prices, and electronics, where discounts are peaking at 27 per cent, Adobe found....
...Last month the Reserve Bank of Australia added to the country’s seasonal chill by raising interest rates by half a percentage point, the most in 22 years....
...At that time it made financial sense to offer a menú as a way to fill tables without having to offer discount deals, which were the norm for many establishments in Madrid during the economic crisis....
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...Bargain hunting is likely to play an even more important role than usual this year, with online discounts forecast to hit a record level....
...A membership programme offers discounts to regulars, and the brewery works with other small local firms to try to build a regional reputation....
...You’ll also find there a link to an excellent discount to an FT subscription. That’s also at ft.com/weekendpodcast....
...Instead, its 900 stores were picked over by rivals, resulting in a big expansion of the discount sector....
..., chief executive of the trade body Energy UK, said on Thursday that the projected 50 per cent jump in Britain’s energy price cap to £2,000 a year per household would kick in just as there is the usual seasonal...
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