P504    Teletext   504 Jan03 23:21:05
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 MI(ED SEASON FOR RETAILERS             
                                        
 Retailers are expected to report a     
 mixed season with uhoppjrs waiting     
 until the last minute to go Christmas  
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 But consumers are making up jot a      
 relatively slack pre-Christmas with an 
 all-out assault on the sales.          
                                        
 Marks & Spencer, dui to announce its   
 trading jioures in January, is thought 
 to "j making up jot a poor Christmas   
 run with a busy sales period.          
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 Einancial hjadlinjw 500 City index 501 
     UK STOCK UPGRADED!!!  See p510.