More Than a Quarter of Consumers Plan to Cut Holiday Spending
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A significant portion of consumers plan to cut back on holiday spending, reflecting potential economic concerns, and the article discusses the implications for the retail industry.
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fuzzfactor
3 months ago
They did this during Nixon's second term too.
JohnFen
3 months ago
I have already drastically cut back on most of my optional spending. I think we're in for a period of extremely hard economic conditions and am trying to prepare for them as best I can.
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