Next sees sales recover
May 14, 2003 12:00 amTotal sales increase of 14.5 per cent May 14 2003 Next is starting to see its sales pick up, but consumer spending is still below normal... View Article
General Merchandise News
UK shopper numbers hit low point
May 13, 2003 12:00 amMay Day holiday sees traffic figures fall May 13 2003 The number of UK shoppers fell by 7.8 per cent in the first week of May,... View Article
KPMG sees April trading encouraging
May 13, 2003 12:00 amBuild-up to Easter weekend significant May 13 2003 Year-on-year retail sales growth of 7.6 per cent in the UK in April, with 4.8 per cent growth... View Article
Blackwell’s to open at London Business School
May 13, 2003 12:00 amSpecialist bookseller to replace Waterstones May 13 2003 Blackwell’s is to take over the operation of the London Business School bookshop from mid June. The UK’s... View Article
Ottakar’s launches Harry Potter quest
May 13, 2003 12:00 amNationwide contest to tie-in with new book May 13 2003 UK bookseller Ottakar’s has launched a nationwide Wizard Quest to tie in with the publication of... View Article
Ahold says US Foodservice enquiry to continue
May 10, 2003 12:00 amMore executives may be implicated May 10 2003 Ahold’s investigation into the $880m accounting crisis in its US Foodservice business not over, the supermarket giant has... View Article
US retail sales sluggish
May 9, 2003 12:00 amConsumers focus on value market May 9 2003 US retail sales remain disappointing, with value retailers doing best in a sluggish market. Analysis of US retailers’... View Article
Austin Reed rejects takeover
May 9, 2003 12:00 amClothing retailer expects ‘substantial improvement’ May 9 2003 Austin Reed has decided to take control of its own destiny and reject any takeover approaches for the... View Article
Wide ranging inquiry into UK supermarket sector
May 8, 2003 12:00 amCompetition Commission sets out Safeway issues May 8 2003 The Competition Commission is using its inquiry into the potential bidders for Safeway to take a wide... View Article
