Retail
Burberry buys Chinese trading partner
Burberry has bought out its Chinese business partner for £70m as the luxury brand pushes through a restructuring plan that will enable it to keep a tighter rein on its image around the world.
Its chief executive, Angela Ahrendts, said the move was in keeping with Burberry’s aim of “unifying the [...]
Adgregate Markets Poised for Aggressive Growth with Help of Online Retail Veterans
Key Additions to Support Explosive Growth in Social Commerce
San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) July 13, 2010
Adgregate Markets, the leading provider of secure, social commerce solutions, announced today the addition of two retail industry veterans to its management team. Sharon Kelley, formerly of AOL, has been named Chief Revenue Officer, and David Sessions, formerly of Walmart, has [...]
Thousands of People Are Saving Money by Stocking up on Coal in the Summer
Coals2U is urging people to benefit from the summer price reductions on solid fuels by stocking up ahead of winter price increases.
(PRWEB) June 13, 2010 — Customers of CPL Distribution, the UK’s largest coal merchants and solid fuel supplier, buying over 500kg of coal or smokeless fuel can get reductions of up to £30 per [...]
Businesses for Sale in Yorkshire
Business for sale - Due to retirement, Signs Express is looking for a new franchisee to buy the profitable businss in the Yorkshire area.
(PRWeb UK) June 12, 2010 — Are you looking at buying a business in Yorkshire which is already fully up and running? An established franchise opportunity with Signs Express could be a [...]
Businesses for sale in South London
Signs Express has a business for sale in the South London area.
(PRWeb UK) June 11, 2010 — Are you looking at buying a business in South London which is already fully up and running? An established franchise opportunity with Signs Express could be a much safer option than starting in business alone. In fact, there [...]
M&S chief signs off with 44% pay rise
(TIMESONLINE) - Sir Stuart Rose received a pay rise of 44 per cent in his last year in charge of Marks & Spencer.
The executive chairman earned £2.6 million, including £1.4 million in bonuses and cash allowances. After deferred shares are included his pay rose to £4.3 million.
Remuneration at the retailer has been [...]
British Chambers of Commerce wants red tape cut
(BBC) - The coalition government has been urged to halt the “relentless flow” of red tape, after a report said the cost to business was £88.3bn last year.
The study has come from the British Chambers of Commerce, which said the burden grew by £11bn in 2009 after the UK adopted 40 new [...]
UK retail sales see modest rise
(BBC) - UK retail sales grew steadily last month, figures show, but analysts say shoppers are set to remain cautious.
Sales grew by 0.3% in April, the Office for National Statistics said, which was slightly better than had been expected.
Food sales were unchanged from the previous month, but the ONS said clothing and [...]
Shopping by Mobile Creates an $8 Billion Opportunity for Mobile Advertising & Coupons, Juniper Report finds
A new report from Juniper Research has found that the mobile marketing and retail sector (comprising mobile advertising, coupons and smart posters) will exceed $8 billion by 2012 globally.
Hampshire, UK (PRWEB) April 27, 2010 — A new report from Juniper Research has found that the mobile marketing and retail sector (comprising mobile advertising, coupons [...]
Simon Bird Appointed as UK Director of Retail Partnerships, for Voucher Codes Website, Savoo.co.uk
Simon Bird is appointed as UK Director of Retail Partnerships for Savoo.co.uk
London, UK (PRWEB) April 15, 2010 — Savoo.co.uk, one of the fastest-growing voucher code sites, which features offers such as Dell discount codes, has appointed Simon Bird as the second UK-based person to join its team as UK Director of Retail Partnerships. Bird’s appointment [...]
