Brabantia’s new website offers a range of advantages for both the retailer and consumer.
Read More »Retail gloom failed to deter Exclusively Housewares visitors
Visitor numbers at this year’s Exclusively Housewares remained on a par with those of 2007, despite the deteriorating retail environment.
Read More »Management buyout at The Professional Cookware Company
The Professional Cookware Company has been bought out of administration by its management and a consortium of shareholders.
Read More »Woolworths sales suffer 6.7% drop in last six weeks
Woolworths Group sales for the first half of the year fell 3.1%, with sales in Woolworths Retail down 3.2%.
Read More »Wrapit on brink of administration as it seeks buyer
Wedding gift specialist Wrapit is trying to find a buyer or investor to avoid going into administration.
Read More »Bissell launches extensive new pet care range
Bissell has moved into the pet care sector with what it describes as probably the biggest offering of pet cleaning products in the floor care market.
Read More »Cookshop retailers see Rosle at first hand
Six members of the cookshop fraternity recently enjoyed the first UK retailer trip organised by distributor Haus to the Rosle factory in Marktoberdorf, Germany.
Read More »June sees record-breaking retail sales slump
A fall in retail sales between May and June hit a new low, the 3.9% slump being the largest since Office for National Statistics records began in 1986.
Read More »Online spending shines light through retail gloom
Online retailers are holding their own despite worsening conditions in the high street, with UK shoppers spending 38% more over the internet in the first half of this year compared to the same period in 2007.
Read More »Retail will hit crisis over next decade, says Verdict
A number of emerging risks could plunge UK retailing into crisis over the next 10 years, according to new research from Verdict Consulting, which says that retailers must be proactive in managing these risks if they are to survive.
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