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For 14 years now, Deloitte has published a market analysis on buying patterns in Europe at the end of each year. Over 18.000 prospective buyers in eighteen European countries gave their opinion in the survey again this year about what they intend to buy and to what extent the European economy influences their decisions to purchase goods and services. The crisis has finally arrived to consumers wallets: a significant change from last year, the people surveyed in Luxembourg will spend 23% less money on gifts, eating and leisure during Christmas than the year before. Georges Kioes, Partner Commerce Industry Leader at Deloitte Luxembourg, is responsible for the analysis of the data, 500 Luxembourgers contributed to the study. LFF met him for a pre-Christmas interview...
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