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Retailers seeing shifting consumer behaviour 29/05/09
The recession may have been characterised by dwindling sales for a number of products, but there is significant evidence to suggest that demand for other items has increased this year.
Empty shops on the rise in Edinburgh's Old Town 29/056/09
A growing number of shops are closing down across Edinburgh's historic Old Town district as the economic downturn continues to take its toll on independent retailers.
Culture capital status still boosting Liverpool retail 28/05/09
The Liverpool Daily Post reports that the planning which was put into the cultural celebrations and the success that they delivered have placed the town's traders in good stead, despite the recession.
Retailers 'need more help from government' 28/05/09
Most high street retailers are managing to survive despite the economic gloom, but the government could do more to help them by reducing tax and bureaucracy.
Bath retailers encouraged to target 'affluent women' 27/05/09
Small retailers in Bath have been urged to sign up to a campaign which aims to highlight retail opportunities in the historic city to affluent women.
Birmingham Wholesale Markets to move across city 26/05/09
Birmingham City Council has agreed to proposals to move its Wholesale Markets from Digbeth to Witton.
Nottingham shops banned from using A-boards 22/05/09
Shops in the city of Nottingham are to be banned from putting advertising boards on the streets outside their premises, it has been warned.
Trader convicted for selling fake goods from trusted wholesaler 22/05/09
A market trader from South Devon has been given a 56-day suspended jail sentence for selling more than 800 counterfeit toys in Dawlish Warren.
OFT warned on newspaper distribution rules 21/05/09
The Association of News Retailing (ANR) has joined with the National Federation of Retail Newsagents to demand a full market investigation into the practices of newspaper and magazine wholesalers.
Scottish retail sales picking up 20/05/09
Like-for-like retail sales across Scotland rose by 4.3 per cent in April compared to the same month a year earlier, new figures have revealed.
Ebay fraudster ordered to repay £100,000 19/05/09
An eBay user convicted of selling counterfeit electronic goods on the internet auction site has been ordered to pay back over £100,000 to his victims.
Welsh retailers urged to cut down single-use carrier bags 18/05/09
Retailers in Wales have been targeted by a new campaign launched to cut down on the number of plastic bags that are thrown away after being used only once.
Wholesalers looking for insight from independent retailers 18/05/09
UK wholesalers and suppliers are left "very much in the dark" when it comes to assessing the success of different products at the tills in the independent retail sector.
Rural retail initiative to help struggling traders in Northern Ireland 15/05/09
University of Ulster has launched a new research project to help struggling retailers in small rural communities survive the recession.
Hampshire traders fearful of Sainsbury's supermarket plans 14/05/09
A consultation has been launched over plans to build a new Sainsbury's store in Bishop's Waltham, Hampshire, after it emerged that local traders strongly oppose the idea.
Retail sales surge during sunny April 13/05/09
April saw the highest increase in retail sales values for more than three years thanks to sunny weather and a seasonal boost in the shape of Easter.
Wholesalers adversely affected by late payments 12/05/09
UK retailers have been urged to sign up to the government's Prompt Payment Code, which provides wholesale suppliers with assurance that they will be paid on time.
Online retailers 'must convince shoppers of internet benefits' 11/05/09
Despite the meteoric rise of the internet as an alternative platform for retail, one in three internet users is still wary about shopping online.
UK enjoys strongest monthly footfall rise in five years 08/05/09
Shoppers began returning to the UK's high streets last month as new figures reveal the strongest year-on-year rise in monthly retail footfall since February 2004.
Retailers urged to turn to eBay for 'difficult-to-sell' stock 07/05/09
Retailers have been urged to put their "difficult-to-sell" items on eBay as it comes to offer more goods at fixed prices instead of through its auction service.
Local retailers fight plans for Watford Tesco Express 06/05/09
Supermarket giant Tesco has submitted plans for a new store in Watford less than six months after similar proposals were rejected by councillors.
Local retail opinions mixed over future in Leicester 05/05/09
While independent stores in Leicester's Highcross retail centre and boutique shopping areas remain bullish about their future prospects, those further away from the high street are finding life increasingly difficult.
More than one British newsagent closing every day 01/05/09
Local newsagents across the UK are closing at a rate of more than one a day as they struggle to compete with the constantly rising numbers of supermarkets.
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