The revelation this weekend that the conservative party put aside concerns about the impact of business rates rises on the high street has prompted renewed calls for a fair deal for British retailers. The Sunday Telegraph reported on February 19 that The Department for Communities and Local Government noted retailers were being “completely clobbered”
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The first few weeks of any given year are a manic whirl for the retail trade, as buyers take stock after Christmas and come out in force the January and February shows in search of hot new merchandise to help seal their fortunes for the year ahead. Alongside the major British exhibitions including Top
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Alan Monahan writes: The big gift and home shows in Birmingham and Frankfurt have come and gone and new stock has been ordered. Some suppliers declared that they’d written healthy orders, while others grumbled that “things aren’t what they used to be”. Plus ca change. Talking to exhibitors at Spring Fair (pictured left) most reported
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The British Retail Consortium (BRC) Google Online Retail Monitor for Q4 2016 showed that the volume of overseas customers searching for UK retailers grew 23% across all devices in the last three months of 2016, compared with the same quarter a year ago. In the UK, search volumes on mobile devices increased 16% in
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As we move into 2017 the UK faces an exciting but volatile mix of opportunities and challenges in the year ahead. Retail consultant Mary Portas shares business insights and advice ahead of her Spring Fair keynote speech on Monday February 6. “One of thing things I am most interested in seeing is how people are
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Alan Monahan writes: And so to Spring Fair – and the promise of a more than interesting show following the fall-out from the Brexit vote. The retailers among you will be anxious to discover if importers have managed to hold their prices in the wake of the falling pound. And I wonder if you’ll
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