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Convenience store owners are going the extra mile in their communities to support local projects and raise money for charities, according to figures released today by the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS). Its Voice of Local Shops Survey, which polled
Retail sales fell at their fastest rate in more than a year in May 2013, according to the CBI’s latest monthly Distributive Trades Survey. The survey of 69 retailing firms saw the steepest monthly fall in sales compared to a
Business activity in the service sector improved over the three months to May and optimism rose, according to the CBI’s quarterly Service Sector Survey. Although business and professional services saw weaker growth than expected, consumer services experienced a sharp turnaround
UK retailers saw their customer footfall recover in the week ending 19 May 2013 compared with the same week in 2012, according to the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) and Path Intelligence and as measured by the Path Index.
UK soap stars are portraying irresponsible lifestyles, with high levels of unhealthy eating and alcohol consumption, and a total lack of exercise, according to a new study by The Co-operative Food, which reveals the full extent of the characters’ unhealthy lifestyles
Stores will continue to be the hub for retailer engagement with connected customers despite the rise of online and mobile commerce across Europe, according to a new survey of European retail managers commissioned by retail solutions provider, Fujitsu. The Fujitsu Pan-European
Today’s shoppers expect a higher than ever level of support and expertise from high street retailers, a new survey by Vista Retail Support has revealed. Ninety five per cent of those polled by the retail IT support specialist said if
Supermarkets are doing a better job of communicating with their customers in a meaningful way than other businesses, with consumers rating them well above firms in all other industry sectors, according to the new Customer Intimacy Index produced by database marketing specialist GI Insight. The Index also
Amazon has overtaken Wal-Mart to become the world’s most valuable retail brand in the eighth annual Millward Brown Optimor BrandZ Top 100 Most Valuable Global Brands study. The e-tailer grew its brand value by +34% to reach $45.7bn, and has risen four
Aldi has posted an all-time record share of 3.5%, increasing from 2.8% last year, according to the latest grocery share figures from Kantar Worldpanel for the 12 weeks ending 12 May 2013. The discount retailer also achieved its highest ever year-on-year growth,
Garden centre sales in the first three months of 2013 were down by a quarter (25%) compared to the first three months of 2012, as cold weather meant gardeners stayed away, according to data released by Barclaycard on the launch
Retail sales of homeopathic and herbal remedies in the US have reached $6.4bn in 2012, up almost 3% from 2011, and growing 16% over the past five years, according to new research by Mintel. Today, 30% of respondents who suffered
Walkers and Muller have the highest number of promotions running across the five leading online supermarkets, according to analysis of the 10 most popular FMCG brands for the week commencing 13 May 2013 by pricing intelligence provider Profitero. Based on Kantar Worldpanel’s recent
A short spell of warm weather in April had a positive impact on shoppers’ purse strings, recording a 16% rise in online sales compared to the same time last year, according to the IMRG Capgemini e-Retail Sales Index. The travel sector
Mintel has highlighted the appeal of so-called craft beers in the US during American Craft Beer Week (13-19 May 2013). It found consumers who were of legal drinking age in 2012 are most likely to report increased consumption of beer
Improving weather has had a positive impact on retailers and total spend growth, compared to April last year, was up 3.6%, according to new Barclaycard spending data. After a slow start in April, consumer spending improved along with the
Positive results came out of a difficult year for the soft drinks industry, according to the 2013 UK Soft Drinks Report, Refreshing the nation, published by the British Soft Drinks Association (BSDA). The economic climate is tough and the weather
More than one in five (22%) UK consumers cited rising food prices as their first or second biggest concern, compared to 18% two years ago – according to Q1 figures from Nielsen. This makes rising food prices the third
Food and drink sales at the UK’s leading supermarkets stabilised in the final two weeks of April after a slow start to Q2 (due to Easter falling earlier in 2013 than in 2012), according to the latest retailer performance figures released
Subway is the brand that has grown its value most since the launch of the first BrandZ Top 100 Most Valuable Global Brands ranking, produced by Millward Brown Optimor for WPP. According to Millward Brown Optimor, it has achieved its huge brand
Coca-Cola is the world’s most popular brand, chosen 5.3bn times a year, according to Kantar Worldpanel’s Brand Footprint ranking. The soft drinks manufacturer reaches its number one spot by combining a high penetration of 44% with the highest global frequency of
British consumer confidence levels took a hit in the first quarter of 2013 as the number of Britons with no spare cash and the number who believe they’re in a recession increased on the previous quarter, according to the latest
Men spend over three quarters of their average annual online spend on fashion, according to new research from Rakuten LinkShare. While Ofcom estimates UK consumers spend an average of £1,083 each year online, Rakuten LinkShare’s research reveals nearly one in four
Over three quarters (89%) of Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) companies believe price pressure has increased over the last two years and will continue to do so, according to a study by global consulting firm Simon-Kucher & Partners. Its Global Pricing Study
With the lifestyles of many consumers in Britain in flux over the past five years, Mintel’s annual British Lifestyles report reveals the legacy of the economic downturn. When asked about how their spending habits have changed over the past five years, some
