Tesco sausage ad has been banned by the advertising watchdog, saying it misleadingly implied that the meat used for the sausages came from free-range pigs. Four
High Street Braces For More Closures
September 5, 2011 By Leave a Comment
High street retailers are braced for another wave of closures following one of the worst summer trading periods in years and growing concern about pressures on
Next branches out into garden centres
August 7, 2011 By 1 Comment
Next branches out into garden centres Next customers will be able to shop for patio slabs and power tools as well as bed linen and jeans next week, when the fashion brand opens its first garden centre. The Next Home and Garden store in West Sussex is a departure for the chain and will also [...]
Retailers Who Are Cash Strapped Face Collapse
July 12, 2011 By 1 Comment
Retailers Who Are Cash Strapped Face Collapse. The cost of stocking the shelves for Christmas may force the collapse of several more high street retailers, a
Fashion Retailer Jane Norman Files For Administration
June 27, 2011 By 2 Comments
Fashion retailer Jane Norman’s 1600 workers were plunged into uncertainty on Monday when the company filed for administration…
Retail Sector – Railway Keeps UK Shop Sales On Track
June 27, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Retail Sector – Network Rail has just released figures showing a 5.17% increase in retail sales in the first quarter of this year over the same quarter of 2010.
Electricals Sector Running Out Of Options As Consumers Switch Off
June 19, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Comet is burning out, Best Buy has had the worst of starts in the UK and it may be Game over for the console specialist. What lies in store for the retail giants in crisis?
Argos Sales Fall 10% As Demand For Tvs And Video Games Slump
June 10, 2011 By 1 Comment
A slump in demand for TVs and video games has triggered a sharp fall in sales at Argos. Shares in Home Retail, its parent company, tumbled by nearly 14% in early trading on Thursday after it released disappointing quarterly sales
Prada For Sale On Stock Market With £9bn Valuation
June 7, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Wealthy shoppers regularly write big cheques for Prada’s python leather handbags and Miu Miu dresses, but the Italian fashion brand drew gasps on Monday when it hung a near £9bn price tag around its neck as it looks to sell shares to wealthy Asian investors
Ikea’s New British Furniture Range: Darker Woods, Shallower Wardrobes, Higher Beds
June 6, 2011 By 1 Comment
Apart, perhaps, from Abba and Volvo, nothing says Sweden more than Ikea. With its trendy pine furniture, rainbow-coloured curtains and cushions in traditional folk prints, the retailer changed the way British homes looked when it arrived in the late 80s
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