EXCLUSIVE: TOP SPENDERS OF THE WORLD!! GUESS WHICH COUNTRY TOPS THE BUYING LIST?
Yes you guessed it Nigeria tops the list? Who says the country is not paid? Do not be fooled there are big spenders and there are big spenders in oil rich money country Nigeria! Do not believe us check this out spending report out!
Nigeria
Nigeria's oil industry is boosting the pockets of an affluent elite who are increasingly coming to London to spend that cash. In February last year, sales to Nigerians were up 50 per cent in London shops on a year earlier, while overall in 2011 Selfridges says their spending was up by over a quarter and that Nigerians have been among its top 10 overseas shoppers for the past five years.
On their shopping lists: Suits and formalwear but also jewellery, cosmetics and childrenswear.
Labels include Paul Smith, Gucci, Prada, Chanel and Rolex while Vertu phones are a popular purchase. Although they trust established brands, they are also happy to buy across the price spectrum - hence Debenhams started putting signs up in Hausa, the language spoken by 45 million West Africans.
Their top time to shop: all year round - a consistent presence in our stores.
Average transaction in the West End: £1,648
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