BRC:January retail figures boosted by one-off factors
February 22, 2011 8:13 amReacting to the figures published last week by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) the BRC said the 6.4 per cent annual increase in the total... View Article
General Merchandise News
John Lewis to open in Birmingham
February 21, 2011 10:44 amJohn Lewis, Network Rail and Birmingham City Council today confirmed agreement for a full-line John Lewis department store. The store will be located adjacent to New... View Article
Mind the e-gap: consumers not getting a warm welcome from top brands
February 18, 2011 2:19 pmResearch reveals how 80 of the largest European e-commerce retailers fare in email registration best practice, including IKEA, OBI, Decathlon and Espirit. The two-part study produces... View Article
High street retail sales bounce back
February 18, 2011 11:32 amBritish retail sales jumped 1.9% in January after a downwardly revised 1.4% December decline, the Office for National Statistics has reported. However, the monthly pattern of... View Article
Customer service remains crucial for retailers
February 18, 2011 8:52 amThe latest eRetail Benchmark results show that exceptional customer service remains a key differential for top performing retail websites. Pure play ‘etailer’ Figleaves tops the overall... View Article
Nothing for a rainy day as a fifth of Brits have no savings
February 16, 2011 2:57 pmMore women than men don’t have a cash buffer While the financial crisis and economic downturn have focused attention on the need for consumers to shore... View Article
Retail jobs growth vital to overall unemployment levels
February 16, 2011 2:17 pmBRC says the latest jobless figures show the need for a Budget which does not impose new employment costs and bureaucracy on the private sector. Today’s... View Article
Scottish sales growth slows sharply
February 16, 2011 9:51 amThe SRC-KPMG Scottish Retail Sales Monitor for January 2011shows like-for-like sales in January were 0.9% lower than in January 2010, when they had fallen 0.6%. Total... View Article
Rising shop prices not just about a weak economy
February 15, 2011 10:06 amThe soaring number of empty shops in Britain demonstrates the need for a retail-friendly Budget in March. Tough economic conditions are compounding problems faced by many... View Article
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