High street retailers winning online shopping battle
August 7, 2008 7:20 amHitwise has revealed that high street retailers are pulling ahead of their online only counterparts when it comes to online shopping in the UK. According to... View Article
General Merchandise News
Carpetright sales fall
August 5, 2008 8:47 amGroup sales decreased by 9.2 per cent. The UK and Republic of Ireland business recorded a sales decrease of 14.8 per cent, with like-for-like store sales... View Article
Wrapit calls in administrators
August 4, 2008 1:53 pmWrapit has appointed administrators after efforts to rescue the business failed. The company recently said it had fallen into financial difficulty, blaming the credit crunch and... View Article
Topps Tiles like for likes fall
July 31, 2008 9:51 amUK showed overall revenue decline of 2.9% (2007: up 13.9 per cent) with like-for-like revenue decline of 7.9 per cent (2007: up 7.7 per cent). At... View Article
Next like for likes down 6%
July 30, 2008 11:02 amGroup very cautious about the outlook for the second half The combined total sales of Next Retail and Next Directory for the first half were down... View Article
Travis Perkins warns of weaker markets
July 30, 2008 11:00 amWickes like for likes down 1.1 per cent Total turnover in the retail division for the first half was up by 6.3 per cent. Tile Giant... View Article
Summer sales bring no relief for troubled high street
July 30, 2008 8:57 amThe summer sales have so far failed to lure shoppers back onto the high street, as sales volumes in July fell particularly sharply, while the outlook... View Article
Woolworths sales drop
July 29, 2008 1:24 pmBut study carried out by a leading firm of strategy consultants, confirms the Board’s belief that there is a considerable opportunity for the Group to build... View Article
Online trading brings IT crowd out of basement�report
July 28, 2008 12:07 pmIT departments working in isolated basements, as parodied in TV�s The IT Crowd, may be a thing of the past, research by six Sector Skills Councils... View Article
