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Parliament demands supermarkets explain confusing pricing policy Tuesday, 21st May 2013
Photo credit: Tesco
Representatives of the UK’s leading supermarkets are being summoned to parliament on Tuesday, to explain confusing and misleading “unit prices” on food and drink products. Consumer affairs minister, Jo Swinson, will meet representatives at the Department of Business to discuss inconsistencies in their promotional items, which in some cases mislead and confuse customers into buying products that do not represent value for money.
Posted in Consumers, Drink, Food, Supermarket News, Supermarkets Tagged Morrisons, Sainsbury's, Asda, Tesco, Ocado, consumer, unit price, Jo Swinson, consumer affairs minister, Which?, department of business, grocer, supermarket
WH Smith voted worst store by consumers Friday, 17th May 2013
Photo credit: WH Smith
Consumer watchdog Which? has found that WH Smith is Britain’s worst store, according to a consumer poll of 100 high street brands. At the other end of the scale, Apple were crowned the best store knocking off last year’s winner Lush, who finished a respectable second, with the Disney Store coming in at third.
Posted in Books and Magazines, Consumers, Department Stores, Retail Industry Tagged WH Smith, John Lewis, Poundland, Poundstretcher, 99p Store, House Of Fraser, French Connection, Harvey Nichols, Apple, Lush, Disney Store, Which?, consumer, retail, department store
BRC report shows UK retailers suffered sales drop in April Wednesday, 8th May 2013
Weather has had a huge influence on retailers as fashion sales were weak in the early stage of the month but consumer spending revived as spring arrived.
Posted in Consumers, fashion, Health & Beauty, Retail Industry Tagged retail, shopping, consumer, spending, sales, fashion
Next posts Q1 sales boost Wednesday, 8th May 2013
Next today posted a small upturn in quarterly sales after recent good weather provided a shot in the arm for trading.
Posted in fashion, Fashion News Tagged Next, fashion, fashion news, retail industry, consumer, directory, home delivery
Retailers welcome sun as sales improve Tuesday, 7th May 2013
Fashion retailers across the UK have welcomed a sales surge after the arrival of sunshine encouraged shoppers to splurge on new spring collections.
Posted in Consumers, fashion, Retail Industry Tagged BDO, Don Williams, Retail Industry, Consumer, Fashion, General Sales
Kate Spade sales up 22% as Fifth & Pacific narrows losses Thursday, 2nd May 2013
Photo credit: Lucky Brand Jeans
Kate Spade and Lucky Brand owner Fifth & Pacific Cos. Inc., on Thursday posted upbeat first quarter results after managing to narrow its loss from last year. In the three months to 30 March, net loss came in at USD 52.2 million, or 44 cents a diluted share for Fifth & Pacific, an improvement on the USD 60.6 million, or 60 cents a share recorded a year ago.
Posted in Accessories News, fashion, Retail Industry Tagged lucky brand, fifth & pacific, kate, spade, juicy couture, fashion, accessories, consumer
‘Lipstick effect’ brings boost in beauty sales Friday, 26th April 2013
Long-dubbed the ‘lipstick effect’ for the rise in beauty sales correlating to a dip in consumer confidence, it seems British shoppers are still resorting to small luxury purchases to boost their mood. The latest report from Mintel found spending on beauty and personal care products has increased 11 per cent since the beginning of the credit crisis in 2007.
Posted in Cosmetics, Health & Beauty, Retail Industry Tagged make-up, cosmetics, lipstick, british, consumer, purchase, beauty hall, research, findings
High streets report sales dip for unseasonably cold March Monday, 8th April 2013
The formidably cold March weather dampened high street sales and increased the likelihood that Britain will enter a “triple-dip” recession, according to data released by BDO.
Posted in Consumers, fashion, Home & DIY News, Retail Industry Tagged Retail Industry, Consumer, Retail & Consumer Industry, Fashion, Home & DIY, Don Williams, BDO
High street footfall up 6% for Easter Wednesday, 3rd April 2013
High street footfall saw a six per cent increase during the Easter holidays, according to Springboard.
Posted in Consumers, Retail Industry Tagged Retail Industry, easter, consumer, springboard, new west end company, british retail statistics
March shop price inflation up 1.4% Wednesday, 3rd April 2013
Photo credit: My Retail Media
New figures show shop prices in March rose at the fastest rate since December as the cost of non-food goods increased for the first time in over a year. According to the latest results from the British Retail Consortium (BRC), shop price inflation rose 1.4 per cent overall last month, up from 1.1 per cent in February.
Posted in Retail Industry Tagged brc, retail, inflation, shop, price, consumer, helen, dicksinson, food, non-food
