Posted by: FSPRetail , 23 February 2011
Response to the Financial Times article Asda warns over consumer confidence : It is one thing to reference the Gfk index of Consumer Confidence, as does SnapShop each month, or for Asda to calculate the spending power of the average family, apparently down £9 a week in January 2011 compared to 12 months previous. It is quite another to observe behavioural changes that indicate a loss of consumer confidence. Amongst the changes to which Asda has drawn attention are: read more…
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Posted by: FSPRetail , 18 February 2011
Visiting the first Discount UK outlet, the new fascia from Poundworld, prompted some thoughts about the dynamism of UK retailing. The Discount UK proposition is to offer a wide variety of branded, mostly household, products at discounted prices. There is no great depth within each merchandise category but major brands are on offer. The store environment is bright, well laid-out and tidy. read more…
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Posted by: Hpratley , 14 February 2011
Love is in the air with Valentine’s Day looming, and many couples are wondering what to get their loved one as the perfect gift. read more…
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Posted by: Hpratley , 10 February 2011
FSP produces an annual analysis of the Christmas sales for the year. Along with Christmas sales reports there has been a lot of news reporting on the sales between Christmas and the end of January. read more…
Tags: RETAILERS