The Forum of Private Business is calling on councils across the UK to waive parking charges on the first UK Small Business Saturday on 7 December.... View Article
KPMG/Ipsos Retail Think Tank suggests Q4 could see strongest quarter-on-quarter improvement since 2009 The health of UK retail has shown some signs of improvement over the... View Article
Travis Perkins has reported flat third quarter like-for-like sales at its consumer division which includes DIY retailer Wickes and tile specialist Tile Giant. In the 13... View Article
Mothercare saw its UK like-for-like sales drop by 1.9% in its second quarter as the retailer struggled against a highly promotional market in the home and... View Article
HMV has launched a digital music store and smartphone app as part of the first phase of its entry into the digital entertainment market. The app,... View Article
Online retail sales increased by 13% in September from August to achieve the strongest-ever growth on record for the period. Figures from the IMRG Capgemini e-Retail... View Article
Chinese apparel group Bosideng International Holdings has acquired menswear retailer Greenwoods. Yorkshire-based Greenwoods, which was founded in 1860, operates 88 stores across the UK. In the... View Article
The Selfridges-owned Brown Thomas department store has launched its first online and mobile commerce websites. Working with digital commerce specialists Venda and Onstate, the new websites... View Article
Business Secretary Vince Cable has announced plans for a new programme to help 7,000 small and medium sized business (SMEs) to attract overseas customers through the... View Article
