Britons to spend £8.4bn with indies for Xmas, fashion is key

That spend will account for an impressive 28% of Briton’s festive shopping budget, “providing SMEs with a much-needed boost after more than 18 months of uncertainty”, the report noted. What’s more, fashion will be the highest priority spend (10% of budget), it also showed.Individually, consumers plan to spend an average of £204 on Christmas presents this year, compared with £157 in 20…

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