Northern Rail has launched the first retailing ‘smart wall’ in the UK, as part of its plans to completely modernise its approach to selling travel.
Consumer spending grew 4.2 % year-on-year in August – its second highest level so far this year – as households spent more on clothing, entertainment and travel, according to monthly data from Barclaycard, which processes nearly half of all the
Dixons Retail is opening a new concept store for its travel brand, Dixons Travel, at Heathrow Terminal 5. A further store is planned for Heathrow Terminal 2, scheduled to open in June 2014. The new space in Terminal 5 will
Online sales rose by 9% in July, the weakest annual growth since January 2010, according to the IMRG Capgemini e-Retail Sales Index. The Index also recorded the first ever negative growth between June and July (-2%), following strong annual growth in
Consumers have different digital marketing preferences across industries, according to a new survey released by Lyris, a global provider of digital marketing solutions. The survey, conducted by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), also indicates what consumers want from brands in
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
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
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
Community retailer The Midcounties Co-operative has announced record annual gross sales of £943m in its annual results for 2012/13, 20% higher than the previous year. The results show the biggest increase was from its Co-operative Energy business, where sales surged
UK shoppers spent an estimated £5.7bn online in April, a year-on-year growth of 10% and equivalent to £112.00 per person, according to the latest figures from the IMRG Capgemini e-Retail Sales Index. Although this growth level comes in lower than IMRG and Capgemini’s
New figures from the IMRG Capgemini e-Retail Sales Index reveal shoppers in the UK spent a total of £6bn online during January, equivalent to £118.00 per person. This reflects a year-on-year growth of 16%. Compared with the highstreet and wider retail sector, the
Regular tube travel in London will need to be reduced by a third in order to cope with the increased demand on the underground during the 2012 Olympic Games, Transport for London (TfL) has warned UK businesses. Billing London 2012
Soft drinks business Britvic made a £48.2m loss in the 53 weeks to 3 October 2010 compared to a £46.3m profit for the 52 weeks ending 27 September 2009, as a result of the downturn in the Irish market. Britvic
Knight has over 20 years’ of financial advisory experience in the retail, wholesale, travel and tourism industries having worked with companies including Littlewoods, Burton Group (now Arcadia Group), Sears, Selfridges, Jaeger, MyTravel and Boots. According to Grant Thornton, Knight will
Flybe, Europe’s largest regional airline and the UK’s number one domestic carrier, has launched a £500,000 business travel campaign today. At the same time, Flybe is launching a new route between Edinburgh and Paris Charles de Gaulle plus increased frequencies
Voucher codes site Savoo.co.uk claims it is helping shoppers to save money by sharing industry data that reveals what month retailers offer the best discount deals on consumer items. The data highlights when retailers offer the biggest discounts on everyday
Mintel expects to see more people taking off in the new decade with a 6% increase in travel spending expected for 2010 after a 9% decline in the US in 2009. “In the coming years, the travel industry needs to
