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Card Spending Sees Greatest Fall since 2021 in November

Consumer card spending declined -1.1 per cent year-on-year in November – the greatest fall recorded since February 2021 (-9.5 per cent), and considerably lower than the latest CPIH inflation rate of 3.8 per cent. Amid ongoing consumer uncertainty, essential…

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New Research Shows Growing Demand for Tech and Convenience in Pubs

More than half (55%) now say they lean towards pre-booking, ordering food and drinks digitally, and forming an orderly queue away from the counter (as opposed to the more traditional form of spreading out across the bar) when…

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