Homebase struggling in a tough DIY market
April 12, 2006 9:31 amBut Experian outperforms expectations, with sales growth of 30% in the second half. Argos saw total sales up 9% in the second half of the year.... View Article
General Merchandise News
All rise for M&S
April 11, 2006 9:09 amUK sales for the 13 weeks to 1 April 2006 were +9.1% in total with general merchandise +9.9% and food +8.4%. Within this clothing was +8.5%... View Article
Insecure networks leave financial transactions exposed, survey shows.
April 11, 2006 9:02 amUK businesses are failing to adopt the security controls needed to protect their customers’ information, according to findings from the 2006 Department of Trade and Industry’s... View Article
Kingfisher appoints Daniel Bernard as Deputy Chairman.
April 10, 2006 11:09 amKingfisher has announced the appointment of Daniel Bernard as Non- Executive Deputy Chairman. M. Bernard, 60, was Chairman and Chief Executive of Carrefour, the Paris-based retail... View Article
Sales rise at ScS
April 10, 2006 10:41 amLike for like sales order intake was 3% up, excluding the effect of Easter falling in the 2005 comparative period. New stores have recently opened in... View Article
Sales rise at Halfords
April 6, 2006 8:54 amSales in the 52 weeks to 31 March 2006 have increased by 8.4% compared with the equivalent period last year, with like-for-like sales growing by 6.1%.... View Article
Mothercare’s International Business storms ahead
April 6, 2006 8:48 amStrong sales growth from the Direct business confirming the importance of the company’s multi channel strategy. Group sales for the 12 weeks to 1 April 2006... View Article
Sainsbury’s overtake Asda as number 2 supermarket in the UK
April 5, 2006 9:53 amRecent figures from Market Research company ACNielsen confirm that Sainsbury’s have continued to improve their performance, and in the latest 12 weeks have overtaken Asda to... View Article
More fraud charges levelled at Baugur
April 5, 2006 8:04 amIcelandic authorities have brought 19 new charges against Baugur chief executive Jon Asgeir Johannesson and others. A Baugur spokesman said: “Baugur is incredibly disappointed that they... View Article
