Wal-Mart and Bharti to go ahead with 8 joint stores
August 6, 2007 1:43 pmBharti Enterprises and Wal-Mart Stores Inc. will be rolling out 8 joint stores across India. The two companies will make a joint announcement later in the... View Article
General Merchandise News
Days of ever cheaper clothing are numbered
August 3, 2007 7:57 amClothing deflation set to ease off: some products will become more expensive Over the past five years, British consumers have enjoyed the benefits of rapid clothing... View Article
New VOIP security flaw exploits shown at Black Hat USA
August 2, 2007 1:26 pmThe Viper Lab division of Internet telephony security specialist Sipera caused a stir at Wednesday’s Black Hat USA IT security convention when researchers showed how easy... View Article
Retailers breathe sigh of relief after interest rates frozen
August 2, 2007 12:30 pmThe Bank of England has voted to keep its key interest rate at 5.75 percent as expected, after a quarter-point increase in July. Economists had been... View Article
Land of Leather on target
August 2, 2007 8:14 amGroup expects to meet market expectations for the year. For the year ended 29 July 2007 total sales order intake was up 21.4%. Like for like... View Article
Woolies lifted by multi channel strategy
July 31, 2007 8:22 amGroup remains cautious The weather has had a beneficial impact on trading with LFLs in the last eight weeks up +3.7 per cent.Woolworths customers have been... View Article
Moss Bros turns out smart performance
July 30, 2007 10:43 amMoss Bros saw first half like-for-like sales rise by 2.5% thanks to improved sales in the last ten weeks. Total retail margin has been maintained while... View Article
Man charged over Tesco bomb threats
July 26, 2007 3:37 pmA man has been remanded in custody at Stevenage Magistrates’ Court after being charged with four offences following a series of bomb threats involving Tesco stores... View Article
Results improve for the John David Group
July 26, 2007 9:34 amIn a trading update to be delivered to shareholders today, the company will announce results for the 25 weeks ended 21st July 2007 Group like for... View Article
