11 Apr 2012
| by Matthew Chapman
British retailers have benefited from March's warm weather which led to a jump in non-food retail...Total retail sales were up 3.6% last month (March) compared to March 2011, driven by growth in non ...
total retail sales were down 1.9%.
Stephen Robertson, director general at the BRC, said: "The early ...
to be largely underpinned by food inflation rather than by customers buying more.
"The overall retail ...
28 Mar 2012
| by Jane Bainbridge
so retailers targeting this age demographic will feel the pressure.
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Leading retailers' market share of all ...
as she was group buyer at the retailer 16 years previously. In the intervening years Fagan worked for DSG ...
22 Mar 2012
| by Alex Brownsell
, launched this week. 'We are not moving away from price messaging completely,' says the retailer's marketing ...
-led ads are furniture chains. These retailers have hitherto succeeded in etching the sight of D ...
several furniture retailers to pursue more emotive campaigns. The business, owned by private-equity firm ...
20 Mar 2012
| by Sarah Shearman
Big-spending brands in the FMCG and retail sectors have significantly boosted mobile adspend...devices to access the web while watching TV.
For the first time, retail is among the top ...
, and that is really driving FMCG and retail spend."
He said that because mobile spend was "still quite small ...
14 Mar 2012
| by Sarah Shearman
director for its UK retail and business banking (RBB) division.
14 Mar 2012
| by Jane Bainbridge
), this is an increase of 5% on 2009. It is estimated food and drink accounts for 76% of all food retailers sales ...
the market for the main weekly shop to such an extent that it will be very difficult for any other retailer ...
in 2011, or about 5% of food retailers sales.
Price. Whether it s Asda s promise to be 10% cheaper ...
06 Mar 2012
| by Matthew Chapman
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) believes a retail revival remains "illusory" after sales...Non-food performed badly during snow-hit February despite continuing promotions and discounts, contributing to UK retail sales dipping 0.3% on a like-for-like basis from February 2011, according ...
further.
Helen Dickinson, head of retail at KPMG, said: "There are retailers out there who deliver what ...
29 Feb 2012
| by Lynsey Barber
Mobile commerce, supermarket power, empty high streets ... what does the changing retail....'
It's a time of anxiety for consumers and in turn, for retailers and brands. As Sushma Sagar, senior ...
, brought together key players to discuss brands and the changing face of retail, several challenges became clear. Brands and retailers are negotiating competitive pricing strategies to reach those looking ...
19 Jan 2012
| by Matthew Chapman
Retailers have bucked the climate of gloom surrounding the industry by posting an average like...The average increase was drawn from the Christmas trading updates of 51 retail brands, but must ...
clothing retailer Select has performed best over Christmas with a 17.1% sales increase, according to the figures from Kantar Retail.
Fragrance Shop was the second best performer with a 13.2% increase, while ...
17 Jan 2012
| by Sarah Shearman
Lions Gate has become the first film studio to launch a movie to rent on Facebook on the same day it goes on sale in the home entertainment channel.