Beds Direct enters administration
July 28, 2008 12:03 pmBeds Direct becomes the latest casualty of the credit crunch. Beds Direct has closed more than half of its 42 stores with 9 staff being made... View Article
General Merchandise News
UK Retail Sales see record drop in June
July 25, 2008 9:50 amU.K. retail sales have seen their sharpest drop for 22 years in June, in stark contrast to May’s surprisingly sharp gain. The volume of retail sales... View Article
Health clubs bolster JJB
July 24, 2008 10:01 amJJB’s health clubs have seen continued positive revenue and gross margins, and have only been slightly affected by the current economic situation. Group like-for-like revenue for... View Article
Kingfisher sales rise
July 24, 2008 9:27 amBut like for likes were down 1.5 per cent. B&Q total sales grew 3.7 per cent, and 0.2 per cent on a like for like basis,... View Article
Moss Bros appoints non-executive Chairman
July 23, 2008 8:22 amMoss Bros Group has announced the appointment of David Adams as Non-Executive Chairman. Adams is currently Executive Chairman of Jessops plc where he has overseen the... View Article
Mothercare sales up by 20.7 per cent
July 17, 2008 8:09 amInternational franchisee retail sales up 50.4 per cent. Total UK sales were up 19.5 per cent, down 1.3% on a proforma basis due to the planned... View Article
Kingfisher appoints new Group Finance Director and new Chief Executive, International
July 17, 2008 7:33 amNew appointments complete the Group’s senior management team Kevin O’Byrne is appointed Group Finance Director with effect from 1 October 2008 and will join the Kingfisher... View Article
Instore sales slip
July 16, 2008 9:43 amPeter Burdon, Chief Executive Officer, to step down on 15th July 2009. In the 19 weeks ended 11th July 2008, total Group sales were 0.3 per... View Article
Jessops trading worsens
July 15, 2008 11:53 amLike for likes fall again. In May Jessops announced its interim results for the six months ended 30 March which showed like for like sales down... View Article
