AUGUST TRADE NEWS Blundered legislation allows DVD traders to escape prosecution Independent retailers undercut by charities Small retailers could save consumers money Credit insurance top-up scheme Games Console wholesaler closed down Trading conditions see schoolwear retailer fold 'Vibrant independent retail sector' contributing to Cardiff success Retailers could save over £1,000 in small shops campaign BCC welcomes amendment to trade credit insurance scheme Local retailers are 'not sufficiently provisioned' Clothing sector sees sales boosted by weather Retailer Grants Fund to reduce crime Energy efficient appliances should be VAT free Margate shop closures “embarrassing” For every store opened, six close in N.Wales Retail sales on the increase Men spend more online than women Retailers to benefit from new PayPoint distribution deal Wholesale "duopoly" must be addressed JJB stores aquisition by Sports Direct referred Toy wholesaler fined for selling unsafe products Retailers and wholesalers find it difficult to prepare for bad weather Shetland wholesaler expands into Orkney Dawson News customers to receive full credits for wholesale stock Pre-pack retail insolvencies are hurting wholesale suppliers Dreary weather prompts interesting retail choices 19,000 shops left vacant in England and Wales Majority think local shops need more support Wholesaler rumoured to be cutting jobs European visitors to The Wholesaler please click here   What’s New At The Wholesaler UK New Categories added recently Wholesale Umbrellas Wholesale suppliments - Dietry and Nutritional Supplements   Trade News Archive 2009  January   February   March   April   May   June July August Subscribe to our newsletter   Go to The Wholesaler UK Directory 26th August 2009 'Vibrant independent retail sector' contributing to Cardiff success The capital of Wales has been rated as a "thriving" city with an ever-expanding international reputation. That is according to the latest City Centre Performance Report, which evaluates a city's health on what it's like to shop, live, work and visit there. Cardiff faired well in the retail rankings, placing tenth in the UK for shopping destinations. A factor in the city's success was its "varied and vibrant independent retail sector", the Council noted. Councillor Nigel Howells, executive member for Sport, Leisure & Culture, said that Cardiff's high placing in the report was testament to the city's increasing popularity and notoriety. He commented: "This report shows that the city centre can rightly be regarded as a leading regional centre in the United Kingdom …. [having] strengthen[ed] our attractiveness to investors, shoppers and visitors". Cardiff Council believes the city could rise up to eighth place once the redevelopment of the St David's Shopping Centre has been completed. (c) 2009 Comment on this news story   Trade News Archive 2008  December   November   October   September August   July   June   May   April   March   February   January