CBI Distributive Trades – Barclays comment

26 Sep 2012 11:20 GMT

Richard Lowe, Head of Retail & Wholesale at Barclays comments on today's CBI Distributive Trades data:

“Improved retail sales combined with the halving of inflation since September last year will help the high street in the near term and be of some comfort to retailers as we head towards the all-important golden quarter”.


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Barclays is a major global financial services provider engaged in personal banking, credit cards, corporate and investment banking and wealth and investment management with an extensive international presence in Europe, the Americas, Africa and Asia. Barclays’ purpose is to help people achieve their ambitions – in the right way.

With over 300 years of history and expertise in banking, Barclays operates in over 50 countries and employs approximately 140,000 people. Barclays moves, lends, invests and protects money for customers and clients worldwide.

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