The show, which took place at Birmingham's NEC, 26 & 27 February 2014, was co-located with six other events: Ecopack, Contract Pack, Packtech, Print Innovations, Labelling Innovations, and Converting. It included packaging buyers from ...
Helen Dickinson, British Retail Consortium Director General, said: "More shoppers were out and about in January, with a solid 1.6 per cent in overall footfall across the country. It’s good news for retailers and it helps to explain ...
Tags: UK Retailers, Footfalls
The BRC-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor has repoted that footfall in January was 1.6% higher than a year ago, up on the 2.4% fall in December – the best footfall performance since December 2011. High streets reported the only fall – ...
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In the UK, sales have dropped 9.9 per cent over the period Mothercare plc experienced a slow Christmas trading period, according to its latest results, covering the 12 week period to January 4th 2014. The firm's worldwide network ...
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The grocer recorded a 4.8 million shoppers on December 23 Asda is reporting its biggest ever trading day over the Christmas peak last year. The grocer recorded a 4.8 million shoppers on December 23rd as well as enjoyed its biggest ever ...
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Barker and Stonehouse, the UK's largest family-owned independent furniture retailer, recorded an increase for year-on-year Boxing Day sales last week. Total sales across eight of the company's nine UK stores (Barker and Stonehouse's ninth ...
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Christmas lighting specialist Piggotts has been chosen by Covent Garden Limited to create the Christmas illuminations across the market square and surrounding streets. Christmas lighting specialist Piggotts LED decorations for Covent ...
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Labelexpo Asia 2013 reached new visitor heights as it celebrated its tenth anniversary edition. Held at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC) during 3 – 6 December, the four day exhibition was attended by a huge number of ...
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Zak Glass Technology International will be held from 12 to 15 December at the MMRDA Exhibition Centre, Mumbai. The three day exhibition will feature products and services related to glass industry: glass production technology, glass ...
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Driven by lower sales revenue, American women’s clothing retailer Body Central Corp swung to a loss in the third quarter of 2013. The company witnessed a 10.4 per cent dip in net revenues to USD 60.8 million in the thirteen weeks ...
Tags: women's clothing, Apparel
Xylem Inc. has reduced the energy consumption at Heathrow Airport?s cargo centre pump station by 50 per cent. According to a comparison study conducted by Heathrow Airport?s Water Services Department, Xylem?s Flygt Experior wastewater ...
The city of Glasgow is to trial a street lighting system that records noise and movement so disturbances can be fed back to the emergency services. Columns will be fitted with sensors and the lights will be programmed to increase in ...
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UK festive shoppers are predicted to spend 19bn on food and drink over the Christmas and New Year period, says grocery think tank IGD. Festive finance: Food and drink spending is expected to reach 19bn this Christmas and New Year ...
Debenhams plc, the leading international, multi-channel brand, announces full year results for the 52 weeks to 31 August 2013. Financial headlines -Gross transaction value up 2.5%: UK up 2.3%, International up 3.7% -Group like-for-like ...
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British Retail Consortium released its UK statistical data related to the retail sector. Summary - Footfall in September was 2.4% lower than a year ago, down on the 0.9% fall in August. This compares with particularly strong figures a ...
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