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Local traders to fight-off Tesco 30th June
Local traders are to fight proposed plans for the biggest out-of-town supermarket in Ireland, according to the Irishtimes.com.
Small retailers and wholesalers face £2.7bn red-tape bill 30th June
Small retailers and wholesalers pay out £2,764 million every year on complying with government legislation, according to the Forum of Private Business (FPB).
Small retailers benefit from Facebook June 29th
Small businesses can benefit from using online social network site Facebook, it has been found.
Big brands bully smaller retailers, says eBay 26th June
Big brand distributors often try to dictate the price of their product to small online retailers, according to eBay.
eBay to ban e-cigarettes 25th June
eBay is to ban the sale of e-cigarettes on its ebay.co.uk and ebay.ie websites.
Shrewsbury – truly independent 24th June
Shrewsbury boasts the largest quantity of independent retailers in the UK, with over 600 in total.
East Lothian Council launches local shops initiative 23rd June
East Lothian Council has launched a campaign to encourage both residents and visitors to shop locally.
Counterfeit crackdown at car boot sale 22nd June
Police have arrested seven people at a car boot sale in Nottingham for the suspected sale of fake goods, according to the BBC.
Wholesalers in control of stock levels 19th June
Wholesale stock levels are being more effectively managed by suppliers than they were six months ago, it has been suggested.
AIT highlights danger of counterfeit goods 18th June
Retailers and consumers feeling the full force of the recession have been warned of the dangers posed by counterfeit goods.
Small retailers exporting overseas via eBay 18th June
Small online retailers are leveraging the internet and services such as eBay to exploit the weak pound and export more goods overseas.
Green shoots talk dismissed by SRC as 'premature' 17th June
Scottish retail sales have put a dampener on talk of a mounting economic recovery as they recorded their largest fall in nearly nine years.
Wholesale suppliers could be hit by inflation 16th June
The relatively weak state of sterling could see wholesale suppliers stocking products imported from overseas passing on an extra £20 billion in expenses to the UK's non-food retailers.
Retailers told that worst of recession has passed 15th June
British retailers can take comfort from the fact that the economy is beginning to stabilise, but growth is unlikely to return until next year.
Government announces trade credit insurance scheme extension 12th June
The government has announced a backdated extension to its trade credit insurance top-up scheme, which aims to ensure that wholesalers continue supplying stock to struggling retailers.
Counterfeit clothes and DVDs seized from Battersea retailers 11th June
Local retailers trading at a market in Battersea were targeted by a police raid, which uncovered nearly £50,000 worth of counterfeit clothing, DVDs and computer games.
Retail sales falter but online commerce remains strong 10th June
New figures have revealed that retail sales in Britain fell by 0.8 per cent on a like-for-like basis in May, signalling that the rise reported in April may have been an anomaly.
Planning officers advise against Tesco plans 9th June
Proposals to build a new Tesco supermarket on brownfield land in Port Talbot, south Wales, could have a detrimental effect on the town's high street, the council's planning committee has warned.
Independent stores in north-west 'benefitting from recession' 8th June
The recession is causing shopping habits to change and many independent stores are reporting increased trade as a result.
Local retailers are community 'hubs' 5th June
Local shops are one of the four pillars of the community and should be celebrated as such, it has been claimed.
Online retail continues to grow 4th June
Internet shopping figures are at an all-time high and continue to rise, the latest report from Verdict Research has revealed.
Wholesalers and independent retailers enjoying sales growth 3rd June
Sales in the independent retail sector reached £29 billion in the first quarter of 2009, a rise of £1.7 billion over last year.
Retail projects can help protect town centres 2nd June
Retail-led regeneration will be fundamental to the survival of town centres right across the UK, it has been claimed.
Poster campaign targets out-of-town supermarkets in Morpeth 1st June
Local traders in Morpeth have banded together to produce posters as part of a campaign to prevent the opening of new supermarkets outside the town.
CBI posts negative retail figures 1st June
Retail sales fell in the year to May following a turn-up in April, the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has claimed.
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