Secret for selling successfully in emerging markets
Consumers in the emerging markets are some of the best customers in the world. They have represented more than half of Coca-Cola Co.’s global...
Retail sales in September in UK up 6.5% in one year, fueled by Rugby...
Retails sales in the UK were up by 6.5% in September (30 Aug to 3 Oct) compared to the same month in 2014, the...
Home Retail Group issues 2015 profit warning
Home Retail Group, owner of Homebase and Argos, warned that 2015 underlying profits are not going to meet market expectations.
The retail group said that...
Asda sales lag behind its “big four” rivals
Asda sales dropped more than any of its “big four” supermarket rivals over the past three months. Sales fell almost twice as fast as its arch...
Amazon suing 1,114 people for bogus reviews on its website
American online retail giant Amazon is suing 1,114 people who it claims carried out bogus reviews on its website. It has filed a lawsuit...
Sainsbury’s is closing its mobile phone service
Sainsbury’s will be closing its mobile phone service on 15 January after operating for only two years.
The retailer’s mobile service "Mobile by Sainsbury's" is...
UK retail spending climbed up in September
Retail spending increased in September, according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC).
The net value of retail sales between Aug. 30 and Oct. 3 was...
Tesco launches price-matching scheme amid price war
Tesco, the UK’s largest supermarket chain, is launching a price-matching scheme called Brand Guarantee that will give consumers instant price cuts on branded goods.
The...
Tesco’s half year profits more than halved
Tesco reported a big drop in profits for the first half of its financial year, despite a slight improvement in like-for-like sales.
The UK’s largest supermarket...
Supermarkets to begin charging 5p for plastic bags in the UK
Consumers across England will soon have to pay 5p per single-use carrier bag they use at major supermarket chains.
The new government scheme is part...