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    <title><![CDATA[Retailers hestitant about investments in tough times]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Retailers are delaying executing some business strategies because difficult economic conditions are polarising business confidence, according to the 2012 Sage Business Index.]]></description>
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    <description><![CDATA[Consumer sentiment increased by 0.8 per cent in May from 94.5 in April to 95.3, according to the Westpac Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment.]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Consumers choose debit over credit]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Australia is increasingly becoming a cashless society with debit card usage doubling more than credit cards, indicating consumers prefer to shop with their own money, new figures reveal.]]></description>
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    <description><![CDATA[The 72 per cent of small business owners who have embraced social media believe it has been a success, according to a survey from American Express.]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Spending to grow on Mother&#039;s Day]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Total spending for Mother&#039;s Day has been forecast to rise 3.9 per cent compared to last year, IBISWorld says.]]></description>
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