Alan Monahan writes: A bouquet for the Federation of Small Businesses, which has once again turned the spotlight on retailers. This was prompted by a rise in employment to 75.4% – the highest level since records began – and a drop in the number of self-employed people by 30,000 to 4.76 million. It is independents
An investigation by Which? has revealed that almost 50 major online retailers were misinforming or failing to provide clear information to shoppers about returns rights on their websites. The consumer champion says that as a result of its investigation 10 retailers, including Lakeland and M&S, have since updated their information to clarify the unwanted and
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The volume of retail sales grew for the third consecutive month in the year to January according to the CBI, but sales for the time of year were the weakest against seasonal norms in over four years. Growth in online sales rose firmly in the year to January at the fastest rate since this time
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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