Omicron spread led shoppers to desert High Street

Gavin Peck, chief executive of retailer The Works, told the BBC there were definite signs that consumers did their Christmas shopping earlier than usual last year.

As the UK economy emerged from lockdown last year retail sales recovered quickly from their 2020 pandemic slump. However, she said: "With encouraging signs that the Omicron outbreak may have turned a corner and the government's Plan B restrictions due to be lifted next week, retail sales may recoup a bit of this fall in January and probably all of it in February and March.

Ms Beckett said that, despite weaker economic data, the Bank of England will remain focused on accelerating inflation, and she still expects interest rates to be raised to 0.50% in early February.

No the fuel Crisis did!

No your media scaremongering which is proved scientifically wrong did and is and your propaganda that people still want restrictions is sick and wrong take down your statue now BBC

No.

Nope!

Variant made no difference to how I treated COVID. However with only pension to live on and local 'high street' rundown, only shopping has been out of town supermarkets and Ebay, etc for over 2 years.

No scaremongering by media ie BBC did and still now pushing restrictions

Nope; if anything it was a good excuse to spend less.

Was there last night was busy

Seems sensible

Yes and still is

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