General Merchandise News

Slow start to Christmas shopping

December 1, 2003 11:22 pm

Traffic down across key November weekend December 1 2003 Shopper numbers across the UK over the last weekend in November were down by more 5 per... View Article

DFS pushing sales ahead

December 1, 2003 4:20 pm

Furniture retailer driving forward in tough market December 1 2003 Furniture retailer DFS has seen sales improve in recent weeks despite tough market conditions. The company,... View Article

Coles Myer revamp off to strong start

November 26, 2003 9:14 am

Recovery programme starts to bite at Australian retailer November 26 2003 Cole Myer has is forecasting a bumper year for sales after the recovery programme implemented... View Article

Tesco consolidates market dominance

November 25, 2003 2:20 pm

Group sales up by 17.5 per cent November 25 2003 Tesco has further reinforced its market leadership in UK retail across the third quarter, growing non-food... View Article

Bush visit hits London sales

November 25, 2003 8:29 am

Rugby leave retailers reeling from double blow November 25 2003 There was more anguish in store for UK retailers over the past week as two major... View Article

Ikea to expand on Eastern front

November 24, 2003 4:13 pm

Furniture giant plans new Russian stores and Japanese entry November 24 2003 Ikea aims to operate 22 stores in Russia in 15 years, with the Swedish... View Article

Music retailers fear big label mergers

November 24, 2003 10:32 am

Consumer choice under threat November 22 2003 Music retailers are concerned that planned mergers of major music labels could hit market diversity and reduce consumer choice.... View Article