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OFT to investigate furniture chains' pricing practices 23 Aug 2013 | 04:31 pm
Six furniture and carpet store chains are being investigated by the government's consumer watchdog over claims that they have been offering their customers fake discounts. The Office of Fair Trading ...
WH Smith issues confident trading update 22 Aug 2013 | 07:53 pm
The company this morning issued a trading update, in which it said it expected to announce profits of about £107million when it reveals its results for the trading year ending on August 31 in October....
Retail bonuses 'up by £200m' 22 Aug 2013 | 03:39 pm
Official figures have revealed that bonuses paid out to workers in the UK retail sector have risen over the past year. According to data published by the Office for National Statistics this week, wor...
More retailers to open Jubilee Place shops 21 Aug 2013 | 11:05 pm
Another six retailers are set to open stores at London's Jubilee Place shopping mall, it has been announced. Canary Wharf Group confirmed this week that Schuh, Asics, Tiger of Sweden, Godiva, Michael...
UK POS snaps into shape with new frame range 21 Aug 2013 | 03:29 pm
Following the launch of its new LED and wallmount products, UK Point of Sale has expanded its range of snap frames to include four desirable new colours, due to popular demand from customers. FESPA L...
Asda survey shows cost of living still rising faster than incomes 20 Aug 2013 | 05:28 pm
The drop is reported in the latest monthly survey of household expenses produced by supermarket chain Asda. Its monthly income tracker charts families' spending power. The latest figures, released ye...
Tesco fined over strawberry price promotion 20 Aug 2013 | 05:18 pm
Tesco, Britain's largest supermarket chain, has been fined £300,000 by regulators after a customer complained that a price promotion was misleading. Birmingham City Council took legal action after a....
High demand expected for Sainsbury's placements 19 Aug 2013 | 10:27 pm
Thousands of people are expected to apply for Sainsbury's Trainee Manager Scheme, following strong demand last year. With UK youth unemployment continuing to fluctuate at around one million, demand ....
Tesco to put its name to a tablet device 19 Aug 2013 | 04:20 pm
The speculation has been fuelled by a report on Thesundaytimes.co.uk which suggests that the company wants to take on Amazon and Apple head-on. It would do this, the report says, by pre-loading the d...
UK retail job numbers down, survey says 16 Aug 2013 | 10:33 pm
A new survey has suggested that the number of retail jobs in the UK has fallen over the last year, as persistently high unemployment continues to cause concern. According to research from retail recr...
