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Will Black Friday and Cyber Monday help retail stocks?

Can Black Friday and Cyber Monday provide a boost for retailers amid signs that consumer spending is waning?

Black Friday sales may lack the wow factor

Black Friday, the promo bonanza imported from the U.S., threatens to squeeze margins of UK retailers for another year, after they scrambled just weeks ago to keep consumers kept shopping after the Brexit vote.

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November 24, 2016 04:43 PM

    GBP/USD: Traders take a dark view of Black Friday sales

    Despite some permabears’ fears, the sun did indeed rise this morning and the world most certainly didn’t end after the first interest rate hike from […]

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    December 17, 2015 02:07 PM

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