High-street spending 'acceptable'
Andrew Milligan/PA Wire
High-street spending in the run-up to Christmas has been "acceptable but not exceptional", the retail industry trade association has said.
Spending over the final weekend before Christmas hit the predicted £5 billion, according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC), but swathes of retailers still risk going under after the festive period.
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