consumer perception

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Mercedes' car sales down 12% in Q4 due to tariffs, competition

Jan 12 (Reuters) - Sales in Mercedes-Benz's core car business slumped in the final quarter of 2025,...

12th January, 2026

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Abercrombie, Birkenstock warning on cautious holiday spending weighs on retail shares

Jan 12 (Reuters) - Birkenstock on Monday reported first-quarter preliminary revenue below Wall Stree...

12th January, 2026

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UK police chief says London getting safer despite Trump and others' remarks on crime wave

LONDON, Jan 12 (Reuters) - Britain's most senior police officer said on Monday that London's homicid...

12th January, 2026

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Thousands of Irish farmers protest against EU-Mercosur trade deal

By Clodagh Kilcoyne ATHLONE, Ireland, Jan 10 (Reuters) - Thousands of Irish farmers, many of whom tr...

10th January, 2026

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Stellantis scraps US plug-in hybrid sales, citing weak demand

Jan 9 (Reuters) - Chrysler parent Stellantis said on Friday it will stop selling plug-in hybrid vers...

9th January, 2026

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UK grocers begin to feel impact of appetite-suppressing drugs

By James Davey LONDON, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Britain’s major food retailers are beginning to feel the im...

9th January, 2026

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Jewellery maker Pandora hit by weak US holiday shopping

STOCKHOLM, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Danish jewellery group Pandora warned on Friday its full-year organic s...

9th January, 2026

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Denmark's Pandora posts lower prelim Q4 sales on weak consumer sentiment

Overview * Jewellery brand's preliminary Q4 2025 organic growth at4%, EBIT margin around 33.5% * Com...

9th January, 2026

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UK food inflation to continue to fall in 2026, says Sainsbury's boss

LONDON, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Sainsbury's, Britain's second largest supermarket group after Tesco, expec...

9th January, 2026

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Subdued Irish consumer sentiment little changed at the end of 2025

DUBLIN, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Irish consumer sentiment finished 2025 on a subdued note as concerns over...

9th January, 2026

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Teen soccer players lay to rest mate killed in Swiss bar fire

By Emma Farge LUTRY, Switzerland, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Teammates of a 16-year-old soccer player Arthur...

8th January, 2026

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Bosch bracing for 2025 profit slump and tough new year, CEO says

BERLIN, Jan 8 (Reuters) - German automotive supplier Bosch expects a slump in 2025 earnings with ano...

8th January, 2026