So the economy for 2008 will crash into a huge credit mess. Or so more and more experts seem to be saying.
News today that the UK Festive sales are 'at three-year low'. This comes on yesterday's news that Sainsbury's shares are falling
But, interestingly, no mention of whether these figures include online sales. Domino's report a surge in online orders, which makes me wonder if the drop in retail high street sales is more an indication of a shift in where we shop, rather than another indicator that the economy is crashing. Which it isn't 
