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 8th August 2008 Yorkshire retailers protest supermarket move The owners of a group of independent retailers from a village in Yorkshire have warned that a new supermarket could severely impact the area. According to a report in the South Yorkshire Times, supermarket chain Netto is set to open a new store on the outskirts of Denaby at the end of the month. It will mean that the small local Netto shop in the village's Grays Court shopping area will be closed down. Local retailers told the paper that they were concerned that the move would drive trade away from the village's centre. Independent newsagent owner Brian Thomas explained to the paper: "We have had this problem before. If we don't have another store here it will kill trade here. It will be especially hard on pensioners who will find it difficult to get to the new Netto." However, the supermarket itself stressed that the move was good news for the local area. "This new Netto supermarket represents a significant retail investment for the people of Denaby, Conisbrough and Mexborough," spokesperson Richard Lancaster told the publication.   (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.