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European Retailers Risk Dressing-Down From Investors as Consumers Flinch

Economists expect retail stocks to fall in the second half of the year.
Economists expect retail stocks to fall in the second half of the year.
Economists expect retail stocks to fall in the second half of the year. (Shutterstock)

European retailers have been unlikely stock market stars this year, but a long spell of high borrowing costs and inflation has started to bite, so wary investors will be looking for reassurances from the likes of H&M and Zara-owner Inditex when they issue business updates this week.

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