The Pulse: Merchants are downbeat but confidence starts to recover
Merchants expect sales to fall as the cost of living crisis and soaring prices weaken consumer demand.
Merchants’ confidence in the market remains low but it shows signs of recovering, despite multiple challenges in an uncertain trading environment.
However, merchants’ confidence in the prospects for their own business picks up.
The Pulse, by MRA Research, is a monthly tracking survey of merchants’ confidence and prospects. Telephone interviewing took place between 1st and 3rd August 2022 (3 working days).
The Pulse is a monthly trends survey that tracks builders’ merchants’ confidence and prospects over time and is produced by MRA Research, the market research division of MRA Marketing. View all reports here.
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