The head of health and safety for the London Olympics has called on the International Olympic Committee to postpone the 2020 games and to make that announcement immediately. According to Lawrence Waterman OBE, Chairman of the British Safety Council, the
Alcohol sales at UK grocery retailers were hugely impressive over the latest four weeks according to Nielsen retail performance data released today. Alcohol sales at UK grocery retailers were hugely impressive over the latest four weeks, according to Nielsen retail performance
The hot weather and Britain’s success at the Olympics in Rio combined to generate the best year-on-year sales figures at the UKs leading supermarkets for nearly three years, according to Nielsen retail performance data released today. During the four weeks ending
Online fashion retailer, MandMDirect, claims it is set to give a significant boost to Teenage Cancer Trust by donating 10p from each sale of Official Olympic merchandise to the charity. The discounted fashion and sports brands retailer is the official
More UK shoppers are looking to buy British products, a new survey by Savvy Marketing has revealed. Savvy polled shoppers in June 2012 after the Jubilee and again after the London Olympic Games opened and found the number of shoppers
ChannelAdvisor’s UK Facebook Commerce Index saw an addition of approximately 1.8m Likes to the Top 25 in August 2012. The month also experienced more churn than has recently been witnessed with 12 changes and some retailers adding over 80% more
The London 2012 Olympics and summer weather helped UK grocery retailers enjoy their best four-week period so far this year, in terms of both year-on-year sales and unit growths, according to the latest UK retailer performance figures from Nielsen. Aggregate
While many retail areas reported dissatisfaction with the low numbers of tourists during London’s sporting season, Duke of York Square in Chelsea has announced a significant increase in footfall to the area. According to the retail centre, this is
Social media analytics company, Socialbakers, has revealed despite Starbucks having eight times the number of central London outlets, the chain secures less Facebook check-ins on average than rival coffee group Costa. However, when it came to capitalising on Olympics footfall
Summer sunshine and Olympic fever loosened purse strings with online sales experiencing the highest growth this year, recording a 17% jump on July 2011 and a 9% increase on June 2012, according to the latest figures from the IMRG Capgemini
Table: 12-Weekly % share of grocery market spend by retailer and value sales % change % share, 12 weeks to 21 July 2012 % share, 12 weeks to 23 July 2011 % sales change vs. same 12 weeks year ago TESCO 29.2% 29.2% 4.1% ASDA 16.1% 15.9% 5.9% SAINSBURY 15.8% 15.8% 3.9% MORRISONS 11.1% 11.3% 2.0% CO-OPERATIVE 7.3% […]
Chris Gates, director of retail at Hitachi Consulting UK, examines how the retail barometer is indicating a surge in customer loyalty following this summer’s games With the Olympics upon us, estimations vary about the value of this summer’s games to
An oversupply of stock and difficult trading conditions could leave small high street retailers with a severe post-Olympic hangover, according to a leading credit insurer. Euler Hermes says those businesses that have failed to manage their stock levels accurately, or
Retailers need to take action now in order to avoid any disruption to deliveries during the Olympics, argues Paul Doble, group sales and marketing director at delivery firm, DX Ever since London first won the bid for the 2012 Olympics, the media has
Many retailers are still underestimating the extent of the disruption that could result from the Olympic Games this summer, according to leading parcel delivery company DPD. DPD is calling on all retailers to talk to their delivery companies about arranging
Nearly a third (31%) of shoppers say they will be using discount supermarkets, such as Aldi and Lidl, more this year, according to the latest IGD ShopperVista research. This is up from 24% a year ago and is the highest
British goods are in demand with an increase in online searches by small businesses around the world, according to Alibaba.com, the online marketplace for international buyers and sellers. Alibaba reports its website experienced a phenomenal year-on-year increase in global searches
Local shops have called on Lords to reject moves to suspend Sunday Trading restrictions as figures released by the Government fail to make a convincing case for the economic benefits, claims the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS). The Government’s impact
Spar retailer Jackie Jones is playing host to the Olympic Flame in her store in Skipton, North Yorkshire, tomorrow (10 February 2012). Olympic Torch Relay sponsors Coca Cola are staging a series of promotions in the countdown to the 2012
Retail Times Exclusive Marks & Spencer (M&S) has unveiled a new natural look for its Food Hall in a new store at the centre of London’s Olympic retail centre in Stratford, East London. It is the first of 16 M&S
Payzone UK, a leading consumer payments network, claims Britain will see a spike in the sales of cross-border Mobile Virtual Network Operators’ (MVNOs) SIM cards and international calling products, due to the estimated 380,000 international visitors expected to descend upon
John Lewis Partnership has announced former Olympic champion and world recorder holder, Sally Gunnell, will be the ambassador of its Partners in Sport programme, in the countdown to London 2012. Designed to enable its employee engage in
Transport for London (TfL) and London 2012 have launched two programmes designed to help retailers run their businesses smoothly during the 2012 Olympic Games and minimise any transport challenges. From August, multi-site companies employing more than 200 people, such as
British Food Fortnight, claimed to be the biggest national celebration of the diverse and delicious range of food that Britain produces, celebrates its 10th anniversary this year and is planning a series of Olympic-inspired initiatives to make British food centre
Shopper transaction company Global Blue claims the combination of the Royal Wedding, Olympics and Diamond Jubilee will boost tourism spend in the UK and has dubbed it the WODJ (Wedding, Olympics and Diamond Jubilee) effect. Nigel Dasler, vice president UK
