Company AGMs are usually, well, boring. Occasionally they’re love-ins (when the company concerned is hugely successful). Occasionally they’re snipe-fests (when shareholders are moaning about executive pay like at BP or yet another disappointing year and “not enough simple classics” like at M&S). But at other times they actually turn into something worthwhile with a) interesting…
There’s more evidence from the US that consumers will carry on shopping but that bargains are their major focus. RetailMeNot has released a new study showing that back-to-school (BTS) spending should rise this year, but that even the affluent want deals and that price cuts tempt us all to spend more.
Consumers may be nervous at the moment but they’re not holding back from spending online. How so? Well, UK e-sales continued their upwards trajectory in the run-up to and after the Brexit vote to give a17% monthly rise, according to the IMRG Capgemini eRetail Sales Index.
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