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Sector Insight: DIY retailing

By Jane Bainbridge, 25 April 12, 09:00

Retailers' fortunes have been mixed amid post-recession changes in spending. ... . Innovation . DIY retailers have broadened fitting services and products and changed store formats to keep shoppers interested as well as offering DIY classes in store. Smaller stores . Many retailers including ... important when choosing a retailer. Specialists . Big ticket items such as bathrooms, kitchens ...

Ikea overtakes John Lewis as nation's favourite retailer

By Matthew Chapman, 17 April 12, 01:15

Ikea has overtaken John Lewis as the nation's favourite retailer, according to a poll of 6 ... The furniture retailer won the award because it had the right product mix both in-store and online ... target, the mature female shopper, but these women are well served by the retailer, and this is reflected ... , but in prioritising quality, service and range. Consumers have higher expectations from their preferred retailer ...

Non-food boosts retail sector after unseasonably warm March

By Matthew Chapman, 11 April 12, 11:24

British retailers have benefited from March's warm weather which led to a jump in non-food retail ... Total retail sales were up 3.6% last month (March) compared to March 2011, driven by growth in non ... total retail sales were down 1.9%. Stephen Robertson, director general at the BRC, said: "The early ... to be largely underpinned by food inflation rather than by customers buying more. "The overall retail ...

Out-of-town retailers and betting brands escape Portas clampdown

By Matthew Chapman, 30 March 12, 03:15

Out-of-town retailers and betting brands have avoided a clampdown by the Government after ... applications because they were not in a wider use class such as "retail" have also been delayed, pending a ... by retail guru Portas. In addition, the Government has also announced a multimillion-pound, high ...

Sector Insight: Beauty Retail

By Jane Bainbridge, 28 March 12, 12:00

so retailers targeting this age demographic will feel the pressure. Male grooming. Male ... ":"//docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?hl=en_US Note: excludes spending through salons and duty-free shops Leading retailers' market share of all ... as she was group buyer at the retailer 16 years previously. In the intervening years Fagan worked for DSG ...

Furniture retail and DIY brands switch from price-led to emotive ad strategy

By Alex Brownsell, 22 March 12, 08:30

, launched this week. 'We are not moving away from price messaging completely,' says the retailer's marketing ... -led ads are furniture chains. These retailers have hitherto succeeded in etching the sight of D ... several furniture retailers to pursue more emotive campaigns. The business, owned by private-equity firm ...

Mobile adspend soars 157% as FMCG and retail brands follow consumers

By Sarah Shearman, 20 March 12, 08:25

Big-spending brands in the FMCG and retail sectors have significantly boosted mobile adspend ... devices to access the web while watching TV. For the first time, retail is among the top ... , and that is really driving FMCG and retail spend." He said that because mobile spend was "still quite small ...

Barclays appoints former BSkyB executive Brent as top UK retail bank marketer

By Sarah Shearman, 14 March 12, 12:23

director for its UK retail and business banking (RBB) division.

Sector Insight: Food retail

By Jane Bainbridge, 14 March 12, 09:19

), this is an increase of 5% on 2009. It is estimated food and drink accounts for 76% of all food retailers sales ... the market for the main weekly shop to such an extent that it will be very difficult for any other retailer ... in 2011, or about 5% of food retailers sales. Price. Whether it s Asda s promise to be 10% cheaper ...

Retail revival 'illusory' after disappointing February, says BRC/KPMG

By Matthew Chapman, 06 March 12, 05:00

The British Retail Consortium (BRC) believes a retail revival remains "illusory" after sales ... Non-food performed badly during snow-hit February despite continuing promotions and discounts, contributing to UK retail sales dipping 0.3% on a like-for-like basis from February 2011, according ... further. Helen Dickinson, head of retail at KPMG, said: "There are retailers out there who deliver what ...