In the face of an economy on a slow rebound and shifts in consumer behaviors, the winners among retailers since the Great Recession are those that are adapting their business models and keeping their brands relevant and their value ...
Tags: Retailers, Apparel, Accessories
The National Retail Federation lowered its retail sales forecast for 2014 because of slow growth recorded during the first half of the year, but said sales are expected to grow significantly faster over the next five months. NRF forecasted ...
Tags: NRF, retail sales, Apparel
UK retail sales were up 0.5% on a like-for-like basis from May 2013, when they had increased 1.8% on the preceding year. On a total basis, sales were up 2.0%, against a 3.4% rise in May 2013. Clothing was the best performing category, ...
Tags: Clothing, UK retail sales
Vale-Bridgecraft has appointed furniture marketing specialist Claire Parker – formerly marketing director for Hammonds, Next Kitchens and most recently Furniture Link – to drive the marketing and unique show centre offer for the ...
Tags: Furniture, Furnishing
Polymer additive technologies provider Addivant announced that its WESTON 705 liquid antioxidant has secured the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for food contact applications. Following the approval, WESTON 705 antioxidant, ...
Tags: Liquid Packaging, Packaging, food packaging
Toyota Motor Sales (TMS) has sold 243,236 units, an increase of 12.6% for the month of May 2014 on a daily selling rate (DSR) basis. The sales increased 17% from year-ago month based on a raw-volume basis, unadjusted for 27 selling days ...
Tags: Toyota Motor, Lexus luxury, Camry sales
Helen Dickinson, British Retail Consortium Director General, said, “May has seen shop price deflation remain unchanged at 1.4 per cent, the thirteenth consecutive month of deflation." Highlights: -Thirteenth consecutive month ...
Tags: Clothing, Helen Dickinson
The U.S. economy took a beating from an especially harsh winter during the January-March quarter, skidding into reverse for the first time in three years. But spring has arrived and along with it, signs that the chill was just a temporary ...
According to the monthly consumer tendency survey released by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), the consumer confidence index* in Turkey, which stood at 78.5 points in April, decreased by 3.1 percent month on month in May this year ...
Tags: Consumer Confidence, durable goods
Domestic sales of textiles and clothing from Spain saw a decline of 6.6 percent year-on-year, during the month of April 2014, said president of Business Association of Textile Trade and Accessories (ACOTEX) Borja Oria during a recent ...
Tags: Textiles Sales, Spanish Sales
In the first four months this year, sales of passenger cars and commercial vehicles in Turkey decreased by 25.47 percent year on year to 168,577 units, according to the statistics released by the Turkish Automotive Distributors Association ...
Tags: Passenger Car, commercial vehicles
Marks and Spencer Group Plc announces Quarter 4 2013/14 results for 13 Weeks to 29 March 2014. Marks and Spencer Group showed an improved performance in clothing. Highlights: -Group sales +1.9% -UK: total sales +1.5%, like-for-like ...
A growing economy, pent-up demand, competitive mortgage rates and affordable home prices will keep housing on an upward trajectory through 2015. However, several obstacles including tight consumer credit, shortages of lots and labor and ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration
According to the monthly consumer tendency survey released by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), the consumer confidence index* in Turkey, which stood at 72.7 points in March, increased by 7.9 percent month on month in April this ...
Tags: Consumer Confidence
According to the BRC/Springboard's recent footfall monitor, retail footfall in March was 1.8% higher than a year ago, significantly up on the 2.9% fall in February and above the three-month average of 0.4%. In addition, footfall on the high ...
Tags: Furniture, Furnishing