Suppliers are exploiting a lack of transparency in the IT market to inflate product prices, according to the annual KnowledgeBus IT Margins Benchmarking Study. Now in its fourth year, the study shows that the practice of charging excessive margins by suppliers
New research from Creditsafe, the business intelligence expert, reveals that the retail industry in the UK has picked up dramatically in the last 12 months with over 7% more active limited companies businesses in operation than at the same point
Initial Washroom Hygiene, one of the UK’s leading hygiene and washroom service companies, today revealed the retail and hospitality sectors risk losing out on return revenue unless hygiene standards match-up to the high standards of food and service. The independent
Law firm Thomas Eggar has appointed retail expert, Jackie Naghten to act as non executive director in its retail sector team. Naghten, who is reported to be a highly experienced consultant to the retail sector, will provide strategic guidance on
Four fifths of UK restructuring bankers, lenders and adviser see no real economic recovery in 2013 and 45% expect an increase in the level of defaults compared to 2012, according to a survey by business and financial advisers Grant Thornton UK. The
Stephanie Bagshaw, real estate associate at Retail Times’ resident business law firm DWF, looks at how landlords can improve conditions for businesses and coax shoppers and their wallets back to the high street Following the announcement in October 2012 the
Workplace equipment supplier Slingsby has launched a new edition of its catalogue, which it claims contains more products to appeal to industry. Since it was founded in 1893, Slingsby has established a strong customer base within the retail sector and
Sales on the high street are continuing their upward trend, with strong year-on-year growth in the first half of December, according to the latest CBI Distributive Trades Survey. Growth is expected to slacken slightly in January, however. The survey showed
