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New Year sales in Spain start with the lowest spending forecast in history
JUAN SOTO
Even the great deals advertised by major chain stores have not been enough able to tempt shoppers into stores as the New Year sales kick-off to a slow start. The uncertainty caused by the coronavirus and the bad weather have combined to leave both ... the shopping centres and the main commercial streets almost devoid of shoppers loaded with bags. The winter sales have begun with the lowest spending forecast in history. According to the calculations of the Spanish Confederation of Commerce, the ... Pérez, estimates that businesses have already lost between 40 and 60 per cent of sales during the recently concluded Christmas period and said, “There is uncertainty since we do not know if new restrictions are going to be implemented." He claimed the