December sales stronger than expected says BRC
January 13, 2010 7:27 amUK retail sales values rose 4.2 per cent on a like-for-like basis from December 2008, when sales had dropped 3.3 per cent, due to turmoil in... View Article
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Huge demand for carbon labels on food products found in survey of 400+ supermarket shoppers
January 11, 2010 7:42 am72% of consumers want carbon labels on food products, according to new research among over 400 supermarket shoppers by Newcastle Business School, Northumbria University. The findings... View Article
Retail crime surges during recession.
January 8, 2010 7:41 amThe number of thefts from shops rose by a third in a single year with an incident occurring nearly every minute, 24 hours a day –... View Article
Experian FootFall data reveals December year-on-year decline of 2.8 per cent.
January 7, 2010 8:50 amData shows change in VAT rate led to increase in shoppers searching for last minute bargains online December’s footfall result for December 2009 compared with December... View Article
Shop price inflation rose in December
January 7, 2010 8:39 amOverall shop price inflation up 2.2% in December. Food inflation increased to 3.7% in December from 2.8% in November. Non-food inflation was up 1.4% in December... View Article
Majestic Wine sales rocket
January 6, 2010 8:08 amMajestic Wines’ sales rose by 11.7 per cent in the nine weeks to 4 January. “Like for like UK sales for Majestic were up 11.7% for... View Article
Comment: Sales through satisfaction
January 5, 2010 8:46 amBrands must engage in cross and up-selling in order to grow and survive. By Chris Hancock Beyond the obvious route of customer acquisition, developing the ability... View Article
E-Tailers Named in Christmas 2009 Online Retail Customer Satisfaction survey
January 4, 2010 11:05 amStudy identifies a reason for online retailers to celebrate, but warns them not to rest on their laurels A study of customer satisfaction with the UK’s... View Article
Retail round up – The Weekend papers.
January 3, 2010 10:26 amDiageo owed 1.9m by failed Threshers owner, Balls Bros boss: era of short lunch dawns, Planning test to safeguard competition could cost 25,000 supermarket jobs, Bumper... View Article
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