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 27th August 2009 Games Console wholesaler closed down An online computer console wholesaler has been closed down following its failure to supply paying customers with the products they purchased. Netwise Computing, a Lancashire-based company, was forced to cease trading following an investigation by the Insolvency Service (IS). The IS found that the firm was not only failing to fulfil its supply promises, but quite possibly lacked stock completely. In 2008, trading as Stridergold, the company sold consoles both to individuals and by the pallet load, but was found by the companies investigation branch of the IS to have breached its supply promises. The High Court has since ordered the firm to be wound up, citing public interest as the predominant reason. This news highlights the importance of businesses and consumers finding trustworthy wholesalers. Initially, the company sold website hosting and domain names before converting to console sales.   (c) 2009 Comment on this news story   Trade News Archive 2008  December   November   October   September August   July   June   May   April   March   February   January