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 26th August 2008 British consumers spend more on beauty products Consumers from the UK spend more than any of their European counterparts on health and beauty products, a new report has suggested. A survey from Verdict Research suggested that Brits typically spend £295 a year on health and beauty products - compared to £257 in France and £227 in Germany. The new European Health and Beauty Retailers report suggested that consumers in the Netherlands typically spend £220 on beauty products and that the Spanish only fork out £200 every year on such goods. According to the report, the British spending on these products is driven by the easy access to a wide selection of goods and strong consumer appetite for innovative and upmarket items. Carol Ratcliffe, retail analyst at Verdict Research, commented: "The British are the biggest spenders in the EU. The average UK consumer spends €375 a year on health and beauty products, far more than most of our European neighbours. "We spend almost 50 per cent more each year than the Spanish for example, and 43 per cent more than the average European. The British are certainly happy to splash out on looking good."   (c) 2008 Adfero Ltd. Sponsor of August Trade News Sony 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.