Discount store sales rocket as shoppers feel the pinch

Sales at discount stores are rocketing, according to Barclaycard, which says we're spending nearly 30 percent more there than this time last year.

By examining debit and credit card transactions for April, the company has found that while overall spending is up 3.7 percent on last year, the value of individual transactions has fallen by five percent. In other words, we're shopping more, but spending less each time we do.

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