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            <title><![CDATA[Record Christmas shopping forecast as lower food VAT and low inflation boost spending power]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Lower food VAT and low inflation are expected to put more money in households’ pockets and boost this year’s Christmas shopping, HUI Research predicts. Purchasing power is much stronger than it has been in a long time, says William Lindquist, an analyst at HUI Research.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 04:00:15 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Swedish households are spending again, boosting retail sales, HUI says]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The purchasing power of Swedish households is strong, which has led to increased consumption. The upturn is particularly noticeable in retail, according to a new report from HUI.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 04:00:13 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[HUI: Purchasing power stronger than household mood]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Households' wallets have strengthened, but concern is making them cautious. "Purchasing power is stronger than the mood," HUI writes in a new report on the situation in the retail sector.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 04:03:32 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Evergrande founder Hui pleads guilty to fraud and bribery]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The founder of the collapsed Chinese real estate empire Evergrande, Hui Ka Yan, has pleaded guilty to fraud against investors and bribery in a Chinese court.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 05:24:06 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[More than one in ten ICA stores operating at a loss in 2024/2025 financial year]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[More than one in ten ICA retailers are operating at a loss, according to a review conducted by Dagligvarunytt.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 13:08:16 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Forecast: More consumption boosts Swedish economy]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[More money in households' wallets will boost the Swedish economy next year, predicts HUI Research. The conditions for increased consumption going forward are stronger than in a very long time, says William Lindquist, analyst at HUI Research.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2025 05:01:43 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Retail Outlook Brightens as Consumer Spending Set to Boost Economy]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[After years of stagnation in retail, a certain brightening is now predicted. The explanation is that households' restraint seems to be over. It is the consumers that we are waiting for to get the economy going, says William Lindquist, analyst at the Trade Research Institute (HUI).]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2025 03:51:19 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Food Prices to Rise 3.5 Percent This Year but Surge Has Ended]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Food prices are increasing by approximately 3.5 percent this year, according to HUI Research's forecast. As a consumer, one cannot count on lower food prices ahead, says William Lindquist, analyst at the company owned by Swedish Trade.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2025 11:00:22 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Retailers Optimistic About Economic Recovery Ahead]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Consumption is still slow. But there is an optimism among the traders and brighter times await. It takes time to recover all the lost years of purchasing power. Many households are scarred after the cost of living crisis that we have experienced, says William Lindquist, analyst at HUI Research.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2025 04:00:57 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Easter Eggs Evolve: More Companies Join the Festive Trend]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[That Easter is important for the food retail trade is old news, but now the holiday's significance is increasing for the rest of the trade. This year, we are actually seeing a fairly large increase compared to last year and even the year before that, says Brill Ivarsson, analyst at Swedish Trade.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 19 Apr 2025 09:16:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Ica CEO: "Continued strong focus on price"]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Ica Group reports a decreased profit but higher revenues. The customers' price focus in the grocery store is expected to continue. Price will be extremely important also during this year, says the Ica Group's CEO Nina Jönsson.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 05 Feb 2025 06:09:02 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Recovery in Sight for Retail Trade]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[2024 has been characterized by cautious consumers. A recovery for retail is predicted for next year, but consumers' caution is likely to persist. Recovery – but no shopping spree to expect, says William Lindquist, analyst at HUI Research.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 13 Dec 2024 05:00:25 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[This year's Christmas gift – "newly awakened interest"]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[This year's Christmas gift has been crowned: Unisex fragrance. There is a newfound interest in fragrances. Fragrances can be used to express a personal style but also to scent physical spaces, says Emma Hernell, CEO of Hui Research.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 14 Nov 2024 06:15:20 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Christmas Sales Expected to Break Records]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Despite the lowconjuncture, HUI expects that sales in December will set a record. Christmas trade has been very resilient even during the tough years, says William Lindquist, analyst at the industry organization.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 08 Nov 2024 04:30:31 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Still tough for retail]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Despite interest rate cuts and lower inflation, trade is not expected to pick up. The worst is expected to be for occasional purchase retail, according to HUI's business cycle forecast.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Swedes shop the most from China]]></title>
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