AUGUST TRADE NEWS Bad weather blamed for shopping centre delay Chester council  not supporting retailers New rules 'won't help save retail centre' Irish shoppers look abroad for bargains British consumers spend more on beauty products Yorkshire town gets behind plastic bag reduction scheme Rising obesity prompts calls for VAT rule changes eBay restructures fee scheme to make fixed-priced sales cheaper Online sales boom despite slowdown Music retailer goes out of business Matalan named and shamed for how it treats wholesalers BCC slams higher parking charges proposals Booming wholesaler moves to new warehouse Market traders told to only 'shout quietly' London's retailers show growth despite gloom Counterfeit goods dealer sentenced to prison UK's smallest town protests supermarket plan More retailers and wholesalers going out of business Online retail sector predicted to expand rapidly Henley retailers protest development plans Retail sales continue to slow Tiffany appeals US court's eBay ruling Report criticises electricity suppliers' treatment of small businesses MK retailers protest Tesco expansion plan Yorkshire retailers protest supermarket move Manchester wholesaler shut down over fraud worries Businesses welcome plans to reduce red tape Rate hold accepted by small businesses Internet sales put pressure on the high street Huge counterfeit goods haul in Somerset Irish entrepreneur online retail plans Wholesaler sector set to struggle Staycations could help British retailers Retailers 'gloomy' about economic outlook Retailers report footfall continues to decline as consumers cut back Hidden door reveals huge counterfeiting operation in Manchester shop No recession for the UK this year East London wholesaler goes into receivership London mayor reveals plans to support small retailers Toy retailers defy gloom Retailers urged to embrace online sales Trade News Archive August 08 July 08 June 08 May 08 April 08 March 08 February 08 January 08 Subscribe to our newsletter   Go to The Wholesaler UK Directory 27th August 2008 Bad weather blamed for shopping centre delay Poor weather over the summer and more complex archaeological excavations have been blamed for delays in the construction of a new retail complex in Swansea city centre. The BBC reported that the developers behind the £30 million project had hoped to have it completed by the autumn. Now, however, it is unlikely to open to the public before the end of the year. It is hoped that the site will be watertight by the early autumn and that all building work should be complete in time for retailers to move in at the start of next year. As well as a number of national chains, the complex will be home to several independent retailers, including local company J T Morgan. "There have been a small number of factors which have affected progress of work on the development including, for example, the length of time it took to complete archaeological excavations at the site and poor weather over the last few months," a council spokesperson explained to the BBC. Council leader Chris Holley added: "Construction is now at an advanced stage and the benefits of this new complex will soon be there for all to see." The new retail centre is being built on the site of the city's oldest department store. David Evans closed in 2005 and the building was torn down in 2007.     (c) 2008 Adfero Ltd. Sponsor of August Trade News Pioneer TV Brackets     Comment on this news story To comment on any story please click on the above link, put the story title in the subject line and please provide your name, trading style ie. retailer or wholesaler and the town where you trade.