Sales

Businesses in Spain starting on Friday the winter sales season2011, which will run until 28 February. Madrid and Murcia and salesbegan last Monday and now we add the other regions. The smalland medium trade predicts that sales in the sales season will bebetween 5% and 10% above last year, following a campaign ofChristmas "weaker than expected. " In an attempt to regain lost ground, the businesses, especially textiles, will discount up to 70%.It is estimated that only in clothing, every Spanish spend an average of 80 euros for reductions.

Moreover, consumer associations have launched several campaigns to remember that consumer rights can not suffer a decline in sales time. FACUA warning on misleading advertisingand unfair competition incurred some businesses that distort pricesin rebates Hichan the ancients to believe that discounts are greaterthan real.

The association also denounced how the passivity of the regionsand the National Consumer Institute in recent years has allowedmany establishments deceptively advertised discounts of "up to 50%", "60% " or "70%" when very few items that have thesediscount rates, according to a statement.