Late March surge may herald UK recovery
April 2, 2003 12:00 amTraffic figures indicate UK shoppers returning April 2 2003 The last week in March saw higher shopper traffic in UK shopping centres than across the month... View Article
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Hong Kong crisis hits retail dynamo
April 2, 2003 12:00 amVirus outbreak causes ‘unprecedented’ fall in shoppers April 2 2003 As the World Health Organisation warns travellers to avoid Hong Kong unless their visit is essential,... View Article
Asda takes leap into financial services market
April 2, 2003 12:00 amInsurance offer spearheads drive April 2 2003 Sueprmarket operator Asda has launched a range of insurance services in partnership with Norwich Union, the first wave in... View Article
UK sales drop sharply
April 1, 2003 12:00 amLowest level for a decade, says CBI April 1 2003 UK retail sales have seen their biggest volume fall in more than a decade, according to... View Article
Alliance Unichem welcomes opposition to pharmacy deregulation
April 1, 2003 12:00 amScotland and Wales vote against OFT call for full deregulation April 1 2003 Pharmacy operator Alliance UniChem has stepped into the political controversy raging over proposed... View Article
Ahold food operation may owe US government
March 31, 2003 12:00 amUS Foodservice customer rebates under scrutiny March 31 2003 Ahold’s US Foodservice subsidiary may have failed to pass million of dollars in rebates on to US... View Article
Wal-Mart tops Fortune 500
March 31, 2003 12:00 amRetail giant boosts revenue as competition slides March 31 2003 Wal-Mart has topped the Fortune 500 list of leading companies for the second year running. The... View Article
WH Smith drops AOL book bid
March 28, 2003 12:00 amUK bookseller ‘not pursuing’ US publisher March 27 2003 WH Smith has abandoned a plan to launch a bid for the publishing arm of US media... View Article
OFT sets out Safeway judgements
March 28, 2003 12:00 amMorrisons referred on local competition grounds March 28 2003 The UK office of Fair Trading has confimed that it questioned the conventional ‘drive-time’ measure when deciding... View Article
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