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Retail spend for World Cup’s next round expected to surpass £61m

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Retail and hospitality sales are predicted to reach £79m during the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup Round of 16, kicking off Saturday 5 August, a new report reveals. Forecasts from the Women’s World Cup 2023 Spending Report by savings site VoucherCodes.co.uk, suggest that 6.6m supporters around the UK will tune into the first knockout round …

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