Grant Thornton appoints new head of retail
November 25, 2010 10:00 amGrant Thornton UK LLP has appointed Barry Knight as Head of Retail. Knight brings to the firm over 20 years of financial advisory experience in the... View Article
General Merchandise News
Retailers predict biggest shopping weekend of the year
November 24, 2010 11:45 amShops braced for storming seasonal sales on 27th and 28th November This weekend is set to be the biggest shopping weekend of the year with over... View Article
Battle for growth in clothing retail goes global with record online expansion
November 24, 2010 11:26 amGeographic borders are being broken down in clothing retail by an increase in the number of brands launching into new countries through online offerings. Whilst this... View Article
Comment: The Emotional Christmas Shopper
November 24, 2010 10:27 amThe Marketing Store together with shopper research specialists BrainJuicer and Shoppercentric have some fresh ideas about shopping emotions By Wendy Lanchin Glum grocery shoppersThe research revealed... View Article
Struggle continues for UK families as spending power falls again
November 24, 2010 9:54 amThe Asda Income Tracker continued to fall in October 2010 * £4 a week decline in family spending power compared with the same month a year... View Article
Christmas shopping countdown
November 23, 2010 11:07 amCautious consumers prepare slowly for Christmas according to card expenditure data Consumer spending on Visa debit, credit and prepaid cards in the UK increased 1.8% in... View Article
Parents vote for Kiddicare
November 23, 2010 9:52 amKiddicare has been voted top of the shops by parents at the prestigious annual Mother and Baby awards ceremony. Winning a triple accolade, Kiddicare took home... View Article
Fashion sales shine at John Lewis in the run up to Christmas
November 22, 2010 11:02 amSales figures released today (for week ending 20 November) by John Lewis reveal significant increases in several departments, particularly in fashion Womenswear, menswear and childrenswear all... View Article
A customer is for life, not just for Christmas
November 22, 2010 9:29 amResearch reveals the challenge retailers face in prioritising new customers over existing customers Retailers are more focused on acquiring new customers than retaining loyal customers, despite... View Article
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