Almost half (44%) of British consumers interviewed by YouGov said that the way independent retailers make them feel valued made it more likely they would shop with them. However, just 22% of those polled said they currently visit an independent retailer in the first place, with 44% of those polled stating that, compared to the
Dr Tim Denison, director of retail intelligence at Ipsos Retail Performance, believes that retailers are in ‘a tricky place and have little choice but to continue to discount’, reflected in the -0.3% fall in non-food prices in April over March. British Retail Consortium chief executive Helen Dickinson says that ‘seeing online and stores as two
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Alan Monahan writes: It’s been a difficult couple of weeks. I didn’t make The Sunday Times Rich List and then, after vowing not to watch the royal wedding on television, I was caught by my wife doing just that in the study where I was supposed to be working. This was a bitter blow for
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I’m sure that most retailers will agree with Mike Cherry, Federation of Small Businesses national chairman, who has hit out at Barclays’ plans to close a further 54 branches this year. He said that at a time of unprecedented uncertainty “the last thing small businesses need is the loss of in-person bank branch support”. Mike
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