If my cookware sales are a gauge then we are not progressing

Christmas sales were very good, but the first quarter of 2010 has been very slow - well down on last year - with February 2010 being the lowest sales for about 3 years

Oddly, and unexpectedly, sales to restaurants have held up.  It is sales to the general public  that have plummeted.

The low value of the £ must have had an effect since it has meant that prices needed to increase at a time when people are seeking a discount/bargain.

I also note increasingly slow payments from business customers...