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Sales of retro decorations have boomed this Christmas

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Baubles of Christmas past! Shoppers rush to snap up second-hand decorations from the 70s and 80s as they seek ‘comfort’ amid Covid – with a set of Woolworth’s fairy lights fetching £108 Demand for retro 70s, 80s and 90s decorations has boomed this Christmas Set of plastic tree decorations listed on eBay for £13.50 eventually … Read more

Cash made up just 23% of transactions in 2019 as contactless boomed

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Cash was used for less than a quarter of all payments last year for the first time ever, new figures show, as people frequently choose debit cards and contactless to make payments instead. The percentage of all payments made using banknotes and coins fell to 23 per cent in 2019, according to trade body UK … Read more