London’s Retail Slump Ends
December 13, 2005 11:02 amDramatic figures from SPSL’s Congestion Zone Retail Traffic Index released today show that London’s retail slump which coincided with the terrorist attacks on 7th July as... View Article
General Merchandise News
Petrol and air fares push inflation down
December 13, 2005 10:46 amCPI annual inflation the Government’s target measure fell to 2.1 per cent in November, figures released today by the Office for National Statistics show. The largest... View Article
Retail businesses must take action to avoid payment disruption in 2006
December 9, 2005 2:52 pmOver 17 per cent of businesses in the retail sector face payment disruption in 2006 unless they take immediate action to update their electronic payment systems.... View Article
John Lewis enjoys strong pre Christmas
December 9, 2005 1:45 pmJohn Lewis department store sales grew 7.3 per cent in the week to December 3, against the same period last year. In large electrical, sales were... View Article
Mothercare appoints new FD
December 8, 2005 10:20 amMothercare has appointed Neil Harrington as Group Finance Director. He will join early in the new year and succeeds Steven Glew who will be leaving at... View Article
Waitrose’s chip and pin system crashes
December 8, 2005 10:05 amCustomers are asked to sign for their purchases. The failure leaves Waitrose exposed to any fraudulent transactions. A spokeswoman for Waitrose said “We did not want... View Article
CBI forecasts revival in the economy but consumer spending will be subdued
December 5, 2005 10:31 amThe CBI’s economic forecast, out today (Monday), points to a modest pick up in activity through 2006, but the economy will not return to its trend... View Article
Unstoppable Tesco marches on
November 25, 2005 7:46 amGroup sales increased by 13.9% during the third quarter, driven by growth from all four parts of the company’s strategy. UK sales grew by 11.6% in... View Article
Energy Saving Trust arm independent retailers with tools of the trade
November 24, 2005 11:36 amIndependent electrical retailers are today being urged to sign up to the energy saving recommended scheme and take advantage of the new free toolkit from the... View Article
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