Best summer for years on the high street
September 6, 2010 7:46 pmGrowth across board as Autumn ranges hit the shelves Shoppers’ recession-busting spending spree has made the summer of 2010 the most successful for the last five... View Article
General Merchandise News
Service sector profits decline
September 3, 2010 10:27 amSmall businesses in the services sector have seen profitability fall unexpectedly, according to the latest research by the Confederation of British Industry. The quarterly survey was... View Article
Snow+Rock acquires Runners Need
September 3, 2010 6:37 amSnow+Rock has acquired independent retailer Runners Need for an undisclosed sum. Runners Need is the leading specialist Running retailer in London and operates from seven locations.Over... View Article
World Cup boost for DSG International
September 3, 2010 6:30 amDSG international says total group sales were up 3% in sterling and like for like sales up 3% in the twelve weeks ended 24th July. The... View Article
VAT rise inconvenient but not the darkest cloud on the horizon
August 31, 2010 6:45 amThe latest white paper from the KPMG/Synovate Retail Think Tank which was published this week looked at the effect of the VAT rise on the retail... View Article
Falling credit demand reflects economic uncertainty
August 27, 2010 7:01 amLow consumer confidence in the economy is affecting the take-up of consumer credit products. This is the implication of the latest consumer credit figures from the... View Article
Asda lowers petrol prices in time for the bank holiday
August 25, 2010 9:04 pmAsda Income Tracker reveals price of petrol is the biggest pressure on family finances in July 2010 Asda is dropping the price of both unleaded and... View Article
VAT rise should have minimal impact on the health of retail sector.
August 24, 2010 6:43 amBut it could inadvertently act as a catalyst for wider economic changes that may adversely affect retail spending. Next January’s VAT increase to 20 percent will... View Article
Family spending power remains low as inflation outstrips earnings growth
August 23, 2010 8:11 am2.5 per cent year on year decrease in discretionary income of average UK household There was a year-on-year decline in the Asda income tracker of 2.5... View Article
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