World Cup to boost UK PLC by £335m
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The football World Cup will boost UK retail sales by £335m, with new TVs making up £170m of that, according to researchers Mintel. Take-home booze sales are expected to surge by £75m as Brits drink at home rather than the boozer.
But it's not only fans needing new shirts that will be ringing the tills – a big wodge of cash is likely to be spent on nights out by the non-footy fans trying to avoid the football fever. More than one in 10 consumers (12%) admit they go shopping to avoid watching sporting events on the telly.
