Bharti close to deal with outside retail partner
November 20, 2006 12:12 pmSpeculation that Wal-Mart may pip Tesco to the post. Local media reports suggested that a deal had been finalised with Wal-Mart, but a spokesman for the... View Article
General Merchandise News
Positive response to Chip & PIN, but caution sounded
November 14, 2006 6:24 pmAccording to a study conducted in May by Harris Interactive amongst credit card holders in Great Britain, the introduction of Chip & PIN has, in the... View Article
Rate rise was not needed now says BRC Chief
November 10, 2006 9:32 amThe interest rate rise, announced by the Bank of England, is premature and likely to be unhelpful to consumer confidence over the next few months. The... View Article
Footfall levels drop by 5% compared to 2005
November 8, 2006 10:25 amFigures released today FootFall, show that the half-term holidays and Halloween helped retailers attract a 3.6 per cent month-on-month increase in shopper numbers during October 2006,... View Article
Germany – Upward trend in mail order shopping
November 6, 2006 5:47 pmIn the first six months of 2006, German households spent an average of 269 euros on non-food items by mail order, that is via the Internet,... View Article
Greggs finds the going tough
November 3, 2006 8:23 amGroup like-for-like sales in the second half to date (19 weeks to 28 October 2006) have increased by 0.2 per cent. Greggs said that a slowly... View Article
Signet sales sparkle
November 3, 2006 8:16 amSignet Group unveils a strong Q3 sales performance. Group like for like sales rose by 5.4% in the 13 weeks to 28 October 2006. Total sales... View Article
Strong performance from Land of Leather.
November 2, 2006 8:07 amTotal sales order intake up 35 per cent. The like for like sales order growth was 5.1 per cent. Six new stores opened in the first... View Article
Matalan toughs it out
October 31, 2006 8:11 amMarket share maintained in core clothing areas. In the 26 week period to 26th August total sales reduced by 1.0 per cent whilst like for like... View Article
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