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Consumers: confident or cautious?
With a mixed bag of reports on consumer confidence due to Covid-19 and figures at odds with actual sales, what are you seeing in terms of customer sentiment?
Customers seem confident and happy to spend
Customers are slightly more cautious about what they spend
Consumers are extremely cautious at the moment and hardly spending at all
It's a real mix, with some customers spending happily and others watching every penny
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