Monday, March 19, 2007

Retail confidence defies rates

While retail sales growth slowed in the first quarter of 2007, the decline was much less than expected, resulting in business confidence among retailers showing only a marginal decline.

This was the finding of the latest Bureau for Economic Research (BER) Retail Survey, released on Monday. The survey was conducted between February 6 and March 6.

According to the survey, sales volume growth is expected to stabilise during the second quarter of the year.

Read more at FIN24.co.za

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