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Retail & Consumer Goods now Europe’s most distressed sector, Weil Index shows — UK retailers under intensifying pressure

30 Mar 2026

by Amanda Vlietstra

Retail and consumer goods businesses are now the most distressed sector in Europe, according to the latest Weil European Distress Index.
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