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 ...
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 ...
27 Dec 2010
| by Staff
Online retailers enjoyed a welcome boost following a December blighted by weather...Traditional High Street brands dominated the UK's top 20 most visited retail outlets, in figures ...
said department stores and fashion retailers accounted for 13 of the top 20 most visited retail ...
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17 Dec 2010
| by Ed Owen
Official retail figures for November show internet sales at an all-time high, accounting for 10...in the country, out of total weekly retail sales of 6.3bn, excluding fuel. The continued growth of internet retailing is stark, growing at 3.5 times the rate of the whole sector month to month. Internet sales rose 37.5% from October to November, with all retailing growing by just 10.2%. The annual trend shows even ...
26 Nov 2010
| by Ed Owen
Business group CBI has reported brisk trading in the run-up to Christmas, while online retailers...The CBI reported that the volume of trade increased in November, with 55% of retailers showing ...
growth held up well in November, and retailers are hopeful that the run-up to Christmas will be just as strong."
However, he warned that looking into the New Year, retail sales growth might "lose some ...
14 Oct 2010
| by Katherine Levy
Asos, the online retailer, has seen its retail sales rise by 50% in the first half of its financial...The fashion retailer recorded a 26% rise in UK sales and a 120% rise in total international sales ...
69,697,000 in overall retail sales, compared to 47,456,000 for the same period in 2009.
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growth, both in the UK and internationally.
"With retail gross margin ahead of the prior year ...
23 Sep 2010
| by Sara Kimberley
The Swedish household appliance manufacturer Electrolux is reviewing its pan-European retail...of the Electrolux headquarters in Stockholm.
Creative on the retail account covers ads designed to drive customers into electrical retailers to buy products, rather than broader brand advertising.
Electrolux currently uses the Lowe Worldwide retail division, Rivet, to create its retail advertising. Lowe also ...
16 Sep 2010
| by Katherine Levy
Monthly retail sales volumes dropped 0.5% between July and August, according to the Office....7%.
It is the first retail dip since January, but Gemma Lovelock, a retail analyst at TLC Marketing Worldwide, warned ...
for retail sales," she said. "On a positive note, Christmas is approaching and we are likely to see a ...
of retail sales in August was 0.4% higher than in August 2009.
Predominantly food stores decreased 3 ...
21 Jun 2010
| by John Reynolds
2008, according to Interactive Media Retail Group's latest e-retail sales index. Shoppers spent 4.5bn ...
news for the e-retail industry. The fine weather in May, together with the build-up to the World Cup appears to have had a positive impact for e-retailers." Alcohol sales leaped by 23% year on year ...