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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[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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            <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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            <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[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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