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Retail Think Tank outlines 2024 growth opportunities

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While the retail sector outlook for 2024 is expected to be muted, hampered by ongoing macroeconomic challenges, weakened consumer demand and low economic growth prospects, retailers mustn’t let stagnation stifle innovation and future opportunities, the KPMG/RetailNext Retail Think Tank (RTT), an independent board of retail experts, warns.  With the UK economy set to tread water in 2024, […]

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