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Shoppers prioritise efficiency over good manners
95% of consumers would shop elsewhere if they received inefficient service Read more..
Carphone Warehouse, Boots, Sainsbury’s, Space.NK.apothecary, Costa Coffee, M&Co….
Just some of the top names speaking at the Retail Bulletin’s 4th Customer Loyalty Conference in London, June 12th 2013. Read more..
Halfords to invest £100 million in growth as it reports profit fall
Pre-tax profits at Halfords fell by 24.5% to £71 million in the year to end March, despite a rise in sales, as the car parts and cycle retailer increased its costs and invested in its autocentres. Read more..
Mothercare reports full year loss in UK
Mother and baby products retailer Mothercare has reported another full-year loss in the UK today although the group said it was making good progress with its three-year restructuring plan. Read more..
Whiteley shopping centre opens for business
The new Whiteley shopping centre in Hampshire will welcome the first shoppers through its doors this morning as it officially opens for business. Read more..
New software transforms The Health Store's business
Natural and organic products wholesaler The Health Store says its business has been transformed after it introduced enterprise resource planning and voice directed warehouse management software within its operations. Read more..
Mothercare appoints Imelda Walsh as non-exec director
Mothercare has appointed former Sainsbury’s HR director Imelda Walsh as a non-executive director. Read more..
River Island bring their experience to Payments Summit 2013
E-commerce is increasingly proving a route in for criminals to commit fraud in-store, which is being made possible by most retailers' lack of integration of fraud solutions across their multiple channels. by Glynn Davis Read more..
Amazon’s private label grocery opportunity biggest in shelf stable category
New shopper insight research finds that 35.8% of shoppers would consider buying Amazon private label grocery products, if they were offered on the site. Read more..
Study shows supermarkets doing best job of getting close to customers
A new survey has revealed that supermarkets are doing a better job of communicating with their customers in a meaningful way than other businesses. Read more..
Retailers need to do more to get consumer buy-in for contactless payment
Mark Hale, KPMG’s Head of Payments comments on the latest trend. Read more..
Retail sales hit by cold weather in April
Retail sales volumes fell by 1.3% in April compared to March as the cold weather in the month impacted sales of spring and summer ranges. Read more..
