Summer sales lose their lustre
August 17, 2005 11:01 amHigh street sales supported by the recent interest rate cuts have done little to entice consumers back to the shops. Figures released from Footfall reveal a... View Article
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CBI recommends interest rate cut
August 2, 2005 3:41 pmAccording to the CBI, sales in the retail sector continued to fall in July and forty-seven per cent of retailers said their volume of sales were... View Article
More rumours at M & S
August 2, 2005 10:40 amMarks and Spencer’s head of womenswear, Kate Bostock, is the subject of departure rumours. M&S has less than 10 per cent share of the womwnswear market,... View Article
Steady trading at Brown & Jackson
July 31, 2005 9:14 amNew distribution centre has improved branch product availability and has led to stronger sales growth. Sales for the 8 weeks ending 23rd July are up +3.0... View Article
Somerfield may have to sell 14 stores
July 31, 2005 9:12 amThe Competition Commission could force Somerfield to sell 14 of its 115 former Safeway supermarkets that it bought from Wm Morrison last year. The 14 stores... View Article
Shoppers Show ‘Ongoing Threat’ effect
July 25, 2005 1:51 pmOn Friday 22nd July shopper numbers in the Congestion Zone were down 19.1% year on year (down 8.9 per cent [week on week) and on Saturday... View Article
Woolworths finds high street challenging
July 25, 2005 9:45 amRetail climate has remained difficult Woolworths like-for-like sales decreased by 4.4 per cent in the 24 weeks to 16 July 2005. Third party sales at Entertainment... View Article
FPB reports HMV and Guernsey Government to Treasury and Customs
July 24, 2005 10:28 amThe Forum of Private Business (FPB) is reporting music superstore HMV and the Guernsey Government to the Treasury, National Audit Office, and HM Revenue and Customs... View Article
John David Group shows stamina
July 21, 2005 9:49 amLast years figures benefitted from Euro 2004. like for like sales performance positive over the last four weeks despite the adverse influence of the London bombings.... View Article
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