Retail Stocks Suffer Post-Christmas Slump Despite Strong Holiday Sales

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Retail Stocks Suffer Post-Christmas Slump Despite Strong Holiday Sales
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Shares in major UK retailers have tumbled by £2 billion, following concerns about consumer spending in the new year. Despite some retailers reporting record sales during the Christmas period, investors are worried about rising costs and inflation. Tesco, M&S, Greggs, and B&M all saw their stock prices fall significantly.

By James Sillars, business and economics reporter A post-Christmas hangover for retail stocks is playing out this morning.Shares in some of the country's top retailers have taken a £2bn hit, according to Reuters analysis, with investor concerns relating to Christmas trading performances and the outlook for consumer spending ahead giving widespread warnings of rising bills and prices to come.

Tesco shares were down by 2% despite record sales over the week before Christmas and its best market share performance since 2016.M&S shares plunged 6% in their worst intraday fall in almost two years despite being declared among the Christmas winner for food.It is not often that investors don't like what they hear from Greggs.

 

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