Tesco to increase retirement age to 67
March 14, 2012 12:09 pmTesco has announced that it has started a consultation about increasing the age at which staff can retire on a full pension from 65 to 67.... View Article
General Merchandise News
Almost 20% of shoppers show no loyalty to any major supermarket
March 14, 2012 12:08 pmAround 8.75 million supermarket shoppers in England and Wales are not loyal to any major supermarket according to new research. A study by Starcom MediaVest Group... View Article
M&S to launch second international website
March 13, 2012 11:54 amMarks & Spencer is to launch a transactional website in the Republic of Ireland this spring. M&S said its second international site will offer a range of... View Article
Chains and specialist stores account for over 41% of the Polish cosmetics market
March 13, 2012 11:53 amThe aggressive expansion of the chains, combined with the development of supermarkets and discount stores across the country, is leading to a shrinking number of traditional... View Article
Waitrose becomes first UK supermarket to source British corned beef
March 13, 2012 10:11 amWaitrose will become the first supermarket to source corned beef from the UK when it introduces a new sandwich next month. Launching in all branches on... View Article
Worcester champions customer service as a visitor attraction
March 13, 2012 8:57 amWorcester has been named as a WorldHost Committed Destination by the National Skills Academy for Retail and People 1st. The city is the first UK destination... View Article
Zalando to expand into Scandinavia
March 12, 2012 12:59 pmZalando, the online fashion and footwear retailer, has confirmed plans to enter the Scandinavian market. The retailer said it will go live in Sweden, Finland, Denmark... View Article
Oddbins launches new website
March 12, 2012 11:45 amWine retailer Oddbins has launched a new website where customers can select wines according to their mood as well by the more traditional categorisations of country,... View Article
George at Asda signs deals with UK manufacturers
March 12, 2012 10:36 amGeorge at Asda has become the latest fashion retailer to support British manufacturing by signing production deals with UK factories. Andrew Moore, managing director at Asda’s £2... View Article
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