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RETAILERS’ CONFIDENCE DIPPED DESPITE HIGHER SALES VOLUMES

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GUEST – Lisette IJssel De Schepper. Senior Economist at Bureau for Economic Research (BER)

Data from the Bureau for Economic Research’s (BER) latest Retail Trade survey yesterday showed BER’s retailer confidence index slumped back to 34 in the first quarter of 2024 – implying that only a third of the retailers surveyed by the BER were satisfied with prevailing business conditions.
19 Mar 2024 3PM English South Africa Business News · Investing

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