Retail sales in Scotland remain flat
July 20, 2011 11:41 amFigures from the Scottish Retail Consortium have revealed that there was no change in the value of retail sales in Scotland in June. Like-for-like sales were... View Article
General Merchandise News
Matalan posts quarterly sales fall
July 20, 2011 11:17 amBudget fashion retailer Matalan has reported a fall in quarterly sales and warned of difficult ongoing trading conditions. Total sales fell 2.7% to £268.1 million in... View Article
Olaf Swantee to replace Tom Alexander as CEO of Everything Everywhere
July 20, 2011 9:41 amTelecommunications company Everything Everywhere has appointed Olaf Swantee as its new Chief Executive Officer. Swantee will take up his new role on 1 September. He will... View Article
Grocery share figures show Morrisons as fastest growing big four retailer
July 19, 2011 12:08 pmThe latest grocery share figures from Kantar Worldpanel for the 12 weeks to 10 July 2011, show overall growth of 4.6%. Retail growth was 3.3% in... View Article
Times of economic distress requires innovative thinking
July 19, 2011 9:48 amSecurity should not be ignored in tough times as a cost-saving measure. James Kelly, Chief Executive of the BSIA, recently commented that business security should not... View Article
Simon Harrow appointed as chief operating officer at Kiddicare
July 18, 2011 12:28 pmOnline nursery retailer Kiddicare.com has appointed Simon Harrow as its chief operating officer. Harrow first joined Kiddicare in 2004 then re-joined the business last year as... View Article
Whole Foods Market expands north of the border
July 18, 2011 12:23 pmUS based natural and organic food retailer Whole Foods Market is to open its first UK store outside of London in Glasgow. The 23,600 sq ft... View Article
Tesco opens Toxteth store as part of regeneration scheme
July 18, 2011 11:38 amTesco has opened a new superstore in the troubled inner city area of Toxteth near Liverpool. Around 200 new jobs are expected to be created for... View Article
Mobile searches rise 216% in second quarter
July 18, 2011 11:38 amFigures released by the British Retail Consortium have shown that total retail search volumes grew by 27% in the second quarter of 2011 compared to the... View Article
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