Sales volumes on the high street rose in January compared to a year ago but the pace of growth is starting to slow, according to the CBI. Its latest Distributive Trades Survey, which covers the two week period from 4
Online consumers spent £123m on Christmas Day, according to estimates provided to Retail Times by Retail Decisions (ReD), a company specialising in card fraud prevention and payment processing. On Boxing Day online sales climbed further, soaring to an estimated total
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
Shoppers are gearing up for Christmas in the UK with sales on the high street higher in November than a year ago and for the fifth consecutive month, according to the CBI’s latest quarterly Distributive Trades survey. It revealed 55%
Sales on the high street were higher than a year ago in October, according to the latest CBI monthly Distributive Trades Survey. The figure was positive for the fourth month in a row, and retailers predict a slightly faster increase
Debenhams has awarded a five-year IT contract to BT, which is designed to transform the high street retailer’s data network and upgrade it onto BT’s high-speed 21CN software-driven network. BT Global Services will upgrade Debenhams’ computer networks, which connect 159
Grocers, clothing and footwear retailers were among the star performers on the high street in July, according to the the latest CBI Distributive Trades Survey. It found sales on the high street increased in July compared with a year ago,
The volume of sales on the high street fell again in June, compared with a year ago, according to the latest CBI Distributive Trades Survey. But the decline was slower than expected and than last month, and retailers are hopeful
