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  • News

    Dunelm supplier switch bolsters EPoS support

    2008-06-18T10:38:00Z

    Dunelm has seen a threefold improvement in EPoS maintenance support since switching suppliers last year.

  • News

    Sainsbury's growth slows

    2008-06-18T08:57:34Z

    Sales growth at grocer Sainsbury’s has slowed in the past three months as the “challenging economic environment continued throughout the quarter”, the company said.

  • News

    H&M's May sales soar

    2008-06-18T08:56:49Z

    Swedish fashion group H&M achieved 25 per cent sales growth in May, with like-for-likes up 14 per cent on last year.

  • News

    Wal-Mart targets Russia

    2008-06-18T08:55:29Z

    Wal-Mart is considering opening in Russia and surrounding countries as it initiates a new round of international expansion.

  • News

    Bish-Jones steps down from Woolies

    2008-06-18T07:32:52Z

    Trevor Bish-Jones is stepping down as chief executive of Woolworths.

  • News

    Tom Tailor signs first UK company-owned store

    2008-06-17T16:18:00Z

    German fashion retailer Tom Tailor has taken its first company-owned store in the UK and Ireland at the Junction One International Outlet shopping centre in Antrim.

  • News

    Asda plans mixed-use Barnet development

    2008-06-17T16:13:00Z

    Supermarket retailer Asda is preparing to submit plans for a 100 million regeneration of the former Transco site at New Barnet in Hertfordshire.

  • News

    Land Securities gets the nod for Liverpool redevelopment

    2008-06-17T16:07:00Z

    Land Securities has been granted planning permission for a 100 million redevelopment of the St John’s centre in Liverpool.

  • Opinion

    Out of town, out of fashion

    2008-06-17T15:25:00Z

    Out-of-town retailing, whether through mega malls or retail parks, has been the focus of retailers’ expansion for the past two decades. But the balance is starting to shift.

  • News

    Best Buy to roll out Best Buy Mobile to all stores

    2008-06-17T15:18:31Z

    Best Buy, the US electricals giant that snapped up half of Carphone Warehouse’s retail business last month for 1.1 billion, has announced a drop in first-quarter earnings.

  • News

    SRC slams government’s alcohol price proposals

    2008-06-17T11:16:37Z

    Plans by the Scottish government to raise the price of alcohol in an attempt to control problem drinking have been attacked by the Scottish Retail Consortium.

  • News

    Consumer inflation hits 3.3 per cent

    2008-06-17T10:01:25Z

    Rising food and fuel prices have pushed UK consumer inflation up to 3.3 per cent, according to the Office for National Statistics.

  • News

    3G iPhone sparks massive interest

    2008-06-17T09:50:08Z

    Interest in the next generation 3G iPhone is almost four times than that for its 2G predecessor according to mobile phone retailer O2.

  • News

    Park Group shows signs of recovery

    2008-06-17T09:44:11Z

    Consumer confidence in Christmas savings schemes has begun to return slowly, as The Park Group reported orders for Christmas 2008 up 17 per cent.

  • News

    DSGi credit rating cut

    2008-06-17T09:36:43Z

    DSGi’s credit rating has been cut on the back of its decreasing operating profit margin.

  • News

    EBTM profits soar

    2008-06-17T09:32:00Z

    Multichannel music retailer EBTM has increased its revenue 401 per cent to 6.7 million in its full-year results, driven by acquisitions it made last year.

  • News

    Average price of grocery basket up 21 per cent

    2008-06-17T09:31:52Z

    The price of a shopping basket containing 24 staple items of food has increased by an average of 21 per cent year on year, according to online price comparison site Mysupermarket.co.uk.

  • News

    Instore bidder emerges

    2008-06-17T09:19:00Z

    The owner of Crown Crest Group, a Leicester cash-and-carry and wholesale company, has emerged as the likely bidder for discount variety chain Instore.

  • Analysis

    Exhibitor list

    2008-06-16T14:53:42Z

    STAND EXHIBITORG10 Access ISD16 AccessViaE28 Advanced Card SystemsD20 Aldata Solution UKH6 Alexander TechnologiesE29 AmsphereF29 APG Cash DrawerG36 ArgilityH32 Ascom Wireless SolutionsC32 Axis CommunicationsH20 Azzurri CommunicationsD30 Barclaycard BusinessD34 BCS Global NetworksA1 BIRetailH36 Bluetooth Magic BoxB10 Brother UKG25 BTD32 Call-Systems TechnologyE28 CardposB14 Cash BasesE10 Casio ElectronicsE14 Ceratech Electronic UKA8 Change Management GroupF26 ...

  • Analysis

    European Retail Solutions Awards 2008 Shortlist

    2008-06-16T14:45:00Z

    Best Customer-Facing TechnologyFigleaves with Bazaarvoice for Bazaarvoice Ratings & Reviews implementation on Figleaves.comEAT with Commidea for its integrated contactless EPoS solutionMarks & Spencer with Fizzback for its instant customer feedback serviceThe Co-operative Group with Smart Technology Solutions for InSight – customer feedback at the point-of-sale using Chip & PIN devicesBest ...