Retail sales in Scotland return to growth
August 18, 2011 4:49 amFigures released by the Scottish Retail Consortium and KPMG have revealed that retail sales in Scotland have returned to growth but there has been very little... View Article
General Merchandise News
Online sales growth slows in July
August 17, 2011 11:30 amOnline sales increased by 11.5% in July, the lowest year-on-year growth since January 2010 according to the latest figures from the IMRG Capgemini e-Retail Sales Index.... View Article
Sainsbury’s trials in-store price comparison scheme
August 16, 2011 11:46 amSainsbury’s is to trial new price comparison technology in its stores in Northern Ireland. Under the “Brand Match” price promise scheme, Sainsbury’s will refund the difference... View Article
UK inflation continues to rise
August 16, 2011 11:13 amConsumer price inflation in the UK accelerated to an annual rate of 4.4% in July from 4.2% in June, according to figures released today by the... View Article
Consumers spend two weeks a year browsing retail sites on mobiles
August 16, 2011 11:13 amA new UK consumer retail survey has found that consumers spend an average of 13 days a year browsing retail sites on their mobile devices. However,... View Article
Asda raises target for small format stores
August 16, 2011 11:13 amAsda has announced that it will raise its target of opening 100 new supermarket sized stores to 250, following the opening of its hundredth smaller format... View Article
Grocery spend under pressure as inflation rises
August 16, 2011 11:12 amThe latest grocery share figures from Kantar Worldpanel for the 12 weeks ending 7 August 2011 show the grocery market growing at 3.8% per year, below... View Article
GAME to sell PSN games in store
August 15, 2011 10:53 amPC and video games retailer GAME Group, is to partner with Sony Computer Entertainment Europe to sell a range of digital games in its stores across... View Article
Morrisons to fund 1,000 university places for aspiring store managers
August 15, 2011 10:25 amMorrisons is planning to fund up to 1,000 university degrees in a bid to recruit its next generation of store managers. The supermarket will be sign... View Article
