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 ...
26 Mar 2012
| by John Owens
Hill+Knowlton Strategies UK has appointed Flic Howard-Allen as managing director of retail..., and most recently led H+K s sustainability division. She also worked as a retail specialist for clients ...
am delighted to announce Flic s appointment as MD of H+K s retail and leisure team. Flic has had ...
. Her experience, knowledge and insight of the retail sector will ensure the retail and leisure team ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
10 Jan 2012
| by Arif Durrani
A late surge in shopping on the high street resulted in stronger than anticipated retail sales...The British Retail Consortium's Retail Sales Monitor has reported a 4.1% lift in December sales ...
the third-highest month for UK retail sales in 2011, behind April and January.
Growth has been attributed ...
hoped-for December closed a relentlessly tough year for retailers, but these figures hinged on a ...
22 Dec 2011
| by Mark Ursell
Retailers planning to exploit Black Friday or Cyber Monday next year should tread carefully, writes...are predicting that high street retail takings will fall 1.2bn year on year to 55.66bn over the festive season ...
and distrust of retailers, both high street and online.
One commentator on the Tpoll forum said of his Cyber ...
time in this way."
And the other worrying bone of contention is a backlash against retailers ...
08 Nov 2011
| by Matthew Chapman
the British Retail Consortium points to worryingly weak retail sales in the run-up to Christmas....The figures from M S reveal the retailer's growth fell from 2.7% in the second quarter of the year ...
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The wider retail picture at the start of the fourth quarter is worsening, according to the BRC. Its October Retail Sales Monitor report showed like-for-like revenues were down 0.6% from October 2010.
Stephen ...
29 Sep 2011
| by Arif Durrani
Retail guru Mary Portas is putting her reputation on the line and launching her own fashion venture...Portas made her name overhauling the retail industry, teaching shop owners how to create ...
: "I've tried my best to make it best retail practice. "And that's not just about customer service ...
retailers on the high street are currently battling with sales stagnation, with a tough September expected ...
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