It seems to me this Xmass, with UK people having the reported22 Oct 2021 10:25
large savings in the bank (after not being able to spend due to past lockdowns) their will be a near record, or record spends in the high street and on line. Also with the reported rise in covid cases in the UK in the last few weeks I think many will be out shopping for presents etc. in the coming weeks. Fear of lack of stock and even another lockdown will IMHO have a huge effect. I think maybe we will get RNS's in Novenmber about increased sales from some of the high street and on line retailers. With cash in the bank, fear of lockdown and missing stock this seems fairly obvious.
All IMHO.