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Retail: Cyber Fraud Hits Retailers Hard
14 May 2007 NewsAccording to a new report, internet fraud is costing retailers £580m a year, which could rise to £1.5bn by 2010. -
Retail: Empty Shop Changes Revealed
11 May 2007 NewsThe Government has published new measures to get more empty stores back into commercial use. -
Business: Rate Rise Concerns
10 May 2007 NewsWith inflation expected to fall anyway, according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC), today's interest rate rise is premature and may turn out to be unnecessary. -
Retail: Cash In On Clubcards
09 May 2007 NewsNew research has confirmed that loyalty cards help to generate more satisfied customers, making it even more important for independent retailers to consider going down this route. -
Retail: Study Says Supermarkets Dominate Suppliers
08 May 2007 NewsNew research from The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS), the campaigning voice of over 33,000 local shops, has shown that supermarkets are systematically obtaining cheaper buying prices than competitors and provides the strongest indication yet that buyer power of the Big Four is distorting competition in… -
Retail: Tesco Most Trusted
04 May 2007 NewsSupermarket giant, Tesco, has once again been voted Britain's most trusted food retailer, a new survey reveals. -
Event: A Highland Fling
03 May 2007 NewsScrumptious butteries from Aberdeen, Selkirk Bannocks from the Borders, Smokies form Arbroath, mouth-watering raspberries from Angus and Highland whisky are just some of the exceptional products that visitors to Enjoy the Taste of Scotland can try. -
Retail: Sales At Three Year High
02 May 2007 NewsHigh street shops enjoyed strong annual growth in sales volumes, with the balance of retailers reporting a year-on-year increase the highest in almost three years, the latest CBI Distributive Trades Survey has revealed. -
Selling Sustainability
01 May 2007 NewsThis month, Rob Ward looks at how to put a little ecological thinking into your business -
Retail: Focus On Local Sourcing
30 April 2007 NewsFocusing on the growing interest surrounding local sourcing, a new seminar - Sourcing Locally and Selling Nationally, will give you an insight into this sector. -
Dairy: Waitrose To Pass On Rise
30 April 2007 NewsFollowing the industry wide 1.7p per litre increase in the price of milk, Waitrose has announced it will pass on 100% of this rise to the farmers. -
Business: Ip Awareness For Small Firms
26 April 2007 NewsSmall businesses risk missing out on valuable new sources of income because they do not know enough about intellectual property (IP) rights, a survey by the UK Intellectual Property Office reveals.
