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More than likely you have seen a news article about a famous retailer either closing several stores or going out of business altogether! This week we focus on the reasons behind this and ask the question, IS THE RETAIL SECTOR DYING?

Retail spending forms an important part of any economy, mainly due to the large number of people they employ, especially young people. As such it is a popular area of focus within the financial and political words and is used as one of the many indicators of economic performance.

All isn’t doom and gloom however, as retailers such as Amazon, BooHoo and PrettyLittleThings, are still showing strong performance, especially amongst younger consumers.

Please let us know your thoughts on any of our details below.

Topics covered include:

• Growth in online shopping and tax implications

• Consumer shopping trends

• Which stores are closing and why?

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Yours truly

The Making Cents Team

Links:

Why Jamie's Italian is in trouble:

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2018/feb/16/not-so-fresh-why-jamie-oliver-restaurants-lost-their-bite

Six shops defying the High Street downturn:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-43823810

Retail sales, Great Britain: August 2018:

https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/retailindustry/bulletins/retailsales/august2018#things-you-need-to-know-about-this-release

The potential for online retail growth on desktop and mobile devices:

https://www.smartinsights.com/digital-marketing-strategy/online-retail-sales-growth/

Trends in Ecommerce and What They Mean for Your Business:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/thesba/2018/06/20/trends-in-ecommerce-and-what-they-mean-for-your-business/#425a3d5524c3

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Since the all-time highs (ATH) seen at the end of 2017 many of the major Cryptocurrency coins have seen large price declines, leading to a mass exodus out of the crypto space. Despite this there has been much development in the underlying tech and a lot of interest from institutional investors and government bodies. So much so that there have been several media outlets forecasting another bull run (price increase) soon.

Chances are you have either invested in Cryptocurrency or know someone who has. As such we decided to give you a quick update on some of the things that have happening, just in case you have any crypto left or are thinking of investing.

Topics covered include:

• General summary of the Cryptocurrency space since the 2017 peak

• A summary of the top 5 coins by market cap (amount of money invested)

• Recent regulatory developments in Asia, Europe and America

• Plus, a discussion about our views and experiences with Crypto

As always thanks for listening and hope you enjoyed

MCP Team

Price update (top 5 coins as at 29th Sep 2018)

• Bitcoin: Market cap - £87bn / Price - £5k

• Ethereum: Market cap - £18bn / Price - £178

• XRP (Not Ripple!!): Market cap - £17bn / Price - £0.43

• Bitcoin Cash: Market cap - £7bn / Price - £413

• EOS: Market cap - £4bn / Price - £4.43

Links:

SEC urged to clarify position on cryptocurrency regulation

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/09/28/congress-ask-sec-chairman-for-clarity-on-cryptocurrency-regulation.html

Britain's 'Wild West' crypto market should be regulated

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-crypto-currencies/britains-wild-west-crypto-market-should-be-regulated-say-lawmakers-idUSKCN1LY37J

Road to mass adoption

https://www.investing.com/news/cryptocurrency-news/the-road-to-mass-crypto-adoption-scaling-adoption-and-the-rising-tide-1622989

Ether plunges more than bitcoin

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/09/06/ether-was-hyped-as-the-better-more-useful-version-of-bitcoin-but-some-investors-have-run-out-of-patience.html

Bitmain IPO

https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2018-09-27/bitmain-s-prospectus-reveals-a-lot-about-bitcoin-s-wild-ride

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This weeks episode is very special to the #MakingCents team and listeners.

Ladies Edition Part 1 featuring Lorraine Wight! Director at UBS, CEO of Vocsta, Founder of Universal Gospel Choir of the Year and UV Talent!

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Sam

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Jay

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Kalisha

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Francis

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For enquires and bookings please contact Axum Management

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