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Private label v branded products
Private label: What is the impact of private label growth? A recent Symphony IRI survey points out that private label [...]
Did your margins come down with the Christmas decorations?
There are signs emerging that for retailers this, the fifth austerity Christmas since the recession started in 2008, has offered little [...]
Not only going green, but growing green
Manufacturers of so-called “green” or environmentally friendly products seem to be the latest to be facing difficulties in the retail [...]
Facebook targeting on posts
So finally its here, the ability to target your Facebook posts to your segments what does that mean for us [...]
Will online retailing kill the high street?
As online retailing grows the question on our minds is, "Will retailers close branches as they look to ‘right-size’ their store [...]
The frugal discount shopper is growing!
Poundland boosted sales by 21% last year, according to results released today. Poundland opened 62 new stores over the year, two [...]
Are Ocado losing growth share in online grocery shopping?
As online grocery sales grow the market becomes more important to bricks & mortar retailers. With Ocado fore-casted for rapid online growth [...]
Sainsbury’s reaps benefits from the Queens Jubilee
Sainsbury’s has seen a first-quarter like-for-like sales growth of 1.4%. The period included the extended Jubilee bank holiday, and the [...]