Gift card sales climb by 13% in third quarter of 2013
December 24, 2013 6:36 amSales of gift cards and vouchers grew by 13% in the third quarter of 2013, according to figures released by The UK Gift Card & Voucher... View Article
General Merchandise News
UK to spend 45 million hours shopping online over Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Boxing Day
December 23, 2013 12:14 pmUK shoppers are set to spend 45 million hours shopping online over Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Boxing Day, according to Experian. The global information services... View Article
Aldi in $3 billion US expansion drive
December 23, 2013 11:28 amAldi is to expand its business in the US with the opening of 650 new stores by 2018. The German discount retailer has announced plans to... View Article
Bluewater celebrates busiest day of the year on Saturday
December 23, 2013 11:28 amThe Bluewater shopping centre in Kent saw its busiest day of the year on Saturday as footfall reached almost 160,000. The centre attributed the increase in... View Article
Philips beauty store opens doors to the future
December 23, 2013 11:28 amConsumer electronics company Philips is celebrating the success of its first pop-up beauty store which opened its doors in Amsterdam in December. The temporary Philips Beauty... View Article
N Brown appoints global communications director to promote brands
December 23, 2013 8:45 amN Brown, the online, catalogue and stores retailer, has appointed Ed Watson as director of global communications. Watson joins N Brown from Debenhams where he was... View Article
Morrisons launches online grocery site
December 20, 2013 1:03 pmMorrisons has launched its highly anticipated online grocery website. Having gone live today, the website has begun taking customer orders ahead of the supermarket making its... View Article
DHL delivers a cracking Christmas for Debenhams
December 20, 2013 1:03 pmThe global logistics provider is delivering a huge uplift in online orders for Debenhams this Christmas. Demand has already rocketed by over 250% on average levels,... View Article
Shop Direct predicts bumper mobile Christmas
December 20, 2013 1:03 pmShop Direct, the owner of Very.co.uk, Littlewoods.com and isme.com, is now forecasting that its sales via mobile devices will exceed expectations this Christmas after traffic to... View Article
