US behemoth joins with Bharti

American supermarket behemoth Wal-Mart is about to throw its hat into the ring in India Read

Sales dip surprise

September witnessed a surprise drop in UK retail sales, blamed by analysts on burgeoning utility prices, fewer discounts and higher interest rates. Read

Footfall down, ‘fingerfall’ up

Visits to online retail websites are expected to grow by eight per cent this Christmas, says Hitwise UK, a provider of comparative analysis of online traffic. Read

Retailers bask in summer glow

Retailers are enjoying the summer with June sales indicating that the growth seen in spring has persisted. Read

Retailers neglect customer queries

Research carried out by website management services provider Transversal has found that British retailers are neglecting online shoppers by not providing answers to basic customer service questions on the web. Read

Bank holiday boosts sales

Figures published by the Office for National Statistics have shown that the volume of retail sales in the three months to April was up 0.1 per cent on the previous three months Read

High Street ‘too crowded’

Retail came under scrutiny this month as consultancy firm CB Richard Ellis released research into consumer attitudes towards fashion shopping in the UK Read

Cold snap culls consumer spend

Cold weather caused retail sales volumes to drop more sharply than expected in March, with adverse elements keeping cash-strapped consumers away from shops. Read

Flat sales and rising costs

Retail sales growth in the UK slowed for the three months to February to 0.9 per cent from 1.1 per cent in January, as the British Retail Consortium (BRC) reported a ‘continuing squeeze on consumer spending’. Read

Caution reigns on retail parade

A mishmash palette of retail Christmas trading statements paints a blurry picture for the sector in 2006, as there appeared to be as many positive like-for-likes as there were negative. Read

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