Category Archives: The Press Room
BDO’s High Street Sales Tracker revealed yesterday (5 November 2012) that like-for-like sales in October rose by 0.9% year-on-year in the UK, with non-fashion sales increasing by 5.2% as shoppers prepare for winter with weatherproof outdoor gear. The Tracker revealed that like-for-like sales in fashion remained flat, as sales of …
Tesco is starting to see signs of green shoots thanks to its £billion plan – but this comes at the cost of its first fall in group profits for almost 20 years. It’s good to see Tesco back into positive growth (LFL sales -1.5% in previous quarter [Source]) considering the …
The London 2012 Olympics and finally some proper summer weather helped UK grocery retailers enjoy their best four-week period so far this year, in terms of both year-on-year sales and unit growths.
UK families were £1 a week better off in July 2012 compared to the same month a year earlier, the largest annual increase since March 2010. Please Log in or Register to read the rest of this content.
The Gatwick virtual store will allow passengers passing through the North Terminal to combine browsing, as they would in a physical store, with the convenience of an online grocery shop and home delivery. Will Tesco’s foray into virtual stores prove to just be a marketing gimmick, or is it a …
With supermarkets at the center of a lot of news about cost cuts to dairy farmers it’s good to see Morrisons are helping out our fruit and vegetable farmers.
Would you buy odd shaped fruit and vegetables? Would a straight banana taste the same?
Top UK grocery retailers are taking part in a meeting today to look at ways they could further eliminate food waste through redistributing to food charities. Please Log in or Register to read the rest of this content.
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Costcutter Launches Campaign To Help Combat Suspension Of Sunday Trading Laws During Olympics
Following on from our article on grocery retailers using the relaxed Sunday opening hours (Tesco and Asda to-utilise relaxed Sunday trading hours during the Olympics), Costcutter are looking to fight back with large scale Sunday promotional events. Please Log in or Register to read the rest of this content.
BT is scrapping its two Wi-Fi brands BT Fon and BT Openzone to create a single brand identity, which it hopes will be simpler for customers to use. Please Log in or Register to read the rest of this content.
Ministers are scrapping Sunday restrictions for eight weeks so stores can cash in on the Olympics and Paralympics. At present, retailers over 280 sq m are restricted to any six hours of continuous trading between 10am and 6pm on Sundays. Please Log in or Register to read the rest of this …
