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Britain’s economy is increasingly showing signs of strain as the Brexit crisis and the global slowdown intensify, raising questions about consumer spending.
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49 published items with the word (s) or phrase Barclaycard in News, Trends, Videos, Photo galleries, Agenda and sorted by "date descending".
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![]( "UK economy starts to show cracks under Brexit and global strains")
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![]( "Barclaycard says fashion slump dents UK consumer spend")
Barclaycard says fashion slump dents UK consumer spendBritish consumers shunned the autumn offer in stores last month as the weather stayed warm and cool weather clothing's appeal was muted, according to the latest spending figures from Barclaycard.
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![]( "John Lewis says bedtime shopping habit surges")
John Lewis says bedtime shopping habit surgesBritons are increasingly shopping online at night with ‘bedtime browsing’ on the rise, a report from John Lewis claims. It said spending on its webstore between midnight and 06:00 soared 23% in the past year alone.
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![]( "UK retail sales flat-line, consumers stockpile food for Brexit - surveys")
UK retail sales flat-line, consumers stockpile food for Brexit - surveysBritish retailers saw their sales flat-line in August as shoppers cut back on non-essentials and some households stockpiled food ahead of Brexit, surveys showed on Tuesday.
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![]( "Britons seek low prices, switch to discount stores says Barclaycard")
Britons seek low prices, switch to discount stores says BarclaycardUK consumers are reining-in their spending, buying emergency supplies for a bleak post-Brexit future and cutting back on treats such as fashion. And discount stores are booming as a result.
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![]( "Click and collect fails many shoppers, £228m of parcels uncollected")
Click and collect fails many shoppers, £228m of parcels uncollectedIt may come as something of a surprise given the rapid rise of click and collect as an online delivery method, but large numbers of parcels for pick-up are remaining uncollected in shops, a new report claims.
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![]( "UK retailers suffer weakest July sales growth on record")
UK retailers suffer weakest July sales growth on recordMajor British retailers reported the weakest July sales growth since records began more than 20 years ago on Tuesday, and overall consumer spending was lacklustre too.
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![]( "Festival commerce thrives as pop-ups set to make £1.2bn this summer")
Festival commerce thrives as pop-ups set to make £1.2bn this summerBritons are expected to spend £1.2bn at festival pop-ups this summer, and while food and drink are top on the list of priorities for festival-goers, fashion and experiences are also proving highly popular.
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![]( "Little good news in BRC's May spending report as comparisons prove tough")
Little good news in BRC's May spending report as comparisons prove toughMay was a bad month for UK retailers with the latest BRC report showing a year-on-year fall of 2.7%. If you exclude the impact of Easter calendar shifts, that was the biggest drop since records started back in 1995.
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![]( "Retailers rethink returns policies due to serial returners - report")
Retailers rethink returns policies due to serial returners - reportReturns volumes are rising as Millennials take advantage of liberal policies, but retailers are clamping down, although this could alienate some shoppers who select stores based on their generous returns strategies.
