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European Consumers Remain Confident Despite Attacks and Looming Downturn

European Consumers Remain Confident Despite Attacks and Looming Downturn

Consumers will ease off spending as the European economy slows in coming months, say economists and retailing executives. Some governments are preparing for it: The French budget, being presented to the National Assembly Tuesday, is expected to contain a stimulus package. And it's still too early to draw definitive conclusions about the long-term effects...
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Changing population driving discount growth

A study presented at the meeting and compiled by professor José Luis Nueno of the IESE Business School at the University of Navarra, showed that own labels currently account for 27 per cent of all supermarket and hypermarket sales in Spain, and that in 130 different product categories, retailers' own brands already account for...
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