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The business environment—across all industries—has become even more competitive in recent years, as households across the U.K. tighten their purse strings and limit their spending.
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Sabine Leveiller, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
So who holds the purse strings today matters mightily.
—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Jan. 2025
Will the hype over some makers fizzle out as buyers tighten their purse strings?
—Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 30 Dec. 2024
That tells me that people are opening up the purse strings.
—Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 2 Dec. 2024
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Sabine Leveiller, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
So who holds the purse strings today matters mightily.
—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Jan. 2025
Will the hype over some makers fizzle out as buyers tighten their purse strings?
—Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 30 Dec. 2024
That tells me that people are opening up the purse strings.
—Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 2 Dec. 2024
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“Purse strings.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/purse%20strings. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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