
Not much has changed since 2008, it seems. Consumers are jolly over the bountiful tables, carrying big bags out of the stores, and even the retail sector is happy this year. Dutchmen, Belgians, Britons: they all are back. There are even predictions of a new upswing. At least among retailers. There is not a single sign of crisis or recession. Business is working like clockwork. Read my lips and then repeat: There Is No Crisis. Buy. Obey. There Is...
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@Ronnie 2¢: Seems so, yes. I'm trying to catch the day as it comes. Everything else would be useless. I couldn't even say if our damned currency will survive the next six months. At least we have a lot of still unread books at home.
@Z: You mean flatscreen TVs, tablet computers, smartphones etc. are no essentials!? ;-)
@Christine Walsh: This is only slightly above normal. Remember this shot.
@Curly: Well, this is the biggest city of the Rhineland, and there are 6 millions of people (approx.) keen on shopping here, coming from several countries. Fortunately the biggest part of the crowd is moving within a rather small area, and it's still possible (but not easy) having a seat in one of Cologne's cafés. If this shopping craze will be enough to make also smaller shops survive - we'll see in January.