The Office for National Statistics (ONS) released official retail figures confirming strong sales performance from UK retailers in May. While the weather and general economic conditions continued to provide a challenge, the ONS numbers ...
Tags: United Kingdom, Apparel&Accessories, Retail
UK retail sales for May underline the growing importance of online sales, which “saved retailers’ bacon”, last month, according to consultancy firm KPMG. Online sales 'saved retailers' bacon' in May, said KPMG ...
Tags: British Retail Consortium Sales Monitor, Online sales, KPMG
A figurine of outgoing Manchester United FC manager Sir Alex Ferguson is flying off shelves as fans shop in their droves for a lasting memento. Following last week's announcement of Fergie's retirement, Manchester United rushed to restock ...
Tags: Alex Ferguson Toy, Toy Industry
It's one of the first A-list FMCG brands to venture into this category in the UK market. Gluten, found in wheat, barley and rye, triggers an immune reaction in people with coeliac disease, damaging the lining of the small intestine and ...
Tags: Heinz Partners, Packaging
It took just two weeks for this year's Toymaster show to sell out – beating the record which had been set in 2012, when all space had been filled by the end of January. This time round, however, the organisers revealed in ...
Tags: Toys, toy industry
BlackBerry has received an order for one million Z10 smartphones, the largest single order in the company's history, significantly boosting shares in the firm which described the deal as a "tremendous vote of confidence." The ...
Tags: BlackBerry, Computer Products, phone
Daily 'flash sales' start-up website Casabu wants to reach one million members by the end of 2013. The news comes after the ten-month-old company secured £900,000 in funding. The site saw new sign up soars shortly after launching ...
Tags: Sales site, toys, toy industry
UK retailers have kicked off a number of toy deals and promotions for the half-term school break. Argos is offering shoppers a £5 gift voucher when they spend £30 or more on LEGO toys in-store, as is Amazon for online LEGO ...
Tags: toy deals, half-term school break, UK
Results from the first set of UK tests on beef products for horsemeat have in the main cleared the country's retailers. Products from Tesco, Sainsbury's, Morrisons, The Co-operative Group and Iceland Foods tested negative for traces of ...
Tags: UK FSA, Horsemeat, Test Results
The UK's Food Standards Agency has said it will publish the results of tests for horse meat DNA to be carried out on beef burgers sold at UK retailers. In mid-January, frozen beef burgers on sale at a number of retailers in the UK and ...
Tags: horse meat, beef burgers, food labels
Online growth is disrupting the traditional retail model. A study by Martec International and sponsored by JDA Software, found that retail technology priorities are gradually changing. The report questioned IT directors and senior IT ...
Last week may have been the first week back at our desks after the new year, but we hit the ground running with news that Unilever sold its Skippy peanut butter business to Hormel Foods. At first glance, a mainstream brand like Skippy ...
Tags: Skippy peanut butter, Hormel Foods, Skippy, company news
UK retailers could lose an estimated £147 million of revenue this Christmas due to missed sales opportunities through out-of-stock products according to Vanson Bourne The survey of 100 retailers sponsored by NetSuite used ...
Tags: Christmas, out-of-stock products, Vanson Bourne, Poor ERP
Snap Fashion has beaten 300 UK companies to win first place in Cisco's BIG Awards 2012. Snap fashion was crowned winner at Cisco House, during an awards ceremony which also saw companies Digital Shadows and Six3 come second and third ...
Tags: Snap Fashion, Cisco BIG Awards, app, Digital Shadows
Axis and StopLift are working together to provide systems to detect scan avoidance at self-service checkout tills in supermarkets this Christmas Axis Communications is working with StopLift, a point of sale (POS) analytics ...
Tags: Self service checkout, Christmas, shopping period, checkout