Food businesses to include full list of ingredients as Government introduces ‘Natasha’s Law’ A new law will require food businesses to include full ingredients labelling on pre-packaged foods, Environment Secretary Michael Gove announced today in a drive to protect the country’s two million food allergy sufferers. Following the tragic death of Natasha Ednan-Laperouse, the teenager…
Online shopping will account for more than half of all retail sales in the UK within the next 10 years, new research has predicted. Ecommerce sales will gobble up 53% of the retail market by 2028, up from 19% currently, according to a report by Retail Economics and law firm Womble Bond Dickinson. The research,…
Amazon brings online sellers to UK high street in pop-up stores LONDON (Reuters) – Online retail giant Amazon said it would open pop-up shops in Britain to give more than 100 small online businesses an opportunity to sell on the high street for the first time. The first of the 10 stores, which are…
27% of UK consumers would buy a car online without viewing it 27% of UK buyers would be happy to buy a car online, having never seen the vehicle in person. A recent study of UK consumers, conducted by automotive retailer Peter Vardy, found that 39% stating prefer online shopping as they don’t have to…
Poundland owner upbeat as revenue rises to £811m Pepkor Europe has reported a rise in quarterly and half-year sales for its flagship discount chain Poundland. Revenue in Poundland increased 3.1 per cent in the second quarter, while during the half-year period ending March 31, revenues grew 1.6 per cent to €920 million (£811 million).…
Carpetright reveals new partnership with Furniture Village Carpetright has teamed up with Furniture Village and opened its first concession with the British furniture retailer. Furniture Village revealed the concession at its 3000sq ft Guildford store, which will sell 89 different product ranges including laminate, vinyl, wood and luxury vinyl tiles. Carpetright’s employees will work as staff…
Traders are still flouting the Consumer Rights Act 2015 In October 2015 the new Consumer Rights Act 2015 came into force. This new act consolidated many previous consumer laws, such as the Sale of Goods Act, into one law and provided greater protections for the consumer. From a huge amount of feedback, I’ve received…
‘Can I get a refund?’ 5 consumer rights you need to know on Cyber Monday Black Friday part deux kicks off tomorrow when many more deals are expected to land – here’s how to shop safely Many of you will have bagged a Christmas bargain during Black Friday. Or perhaps you are holding fire…
Over 200 UK shopping centres on brink of administration More than 200 shopping centres across the UK are in danger of collapsing into administration as major anchor stores decline. According to the National Retail Research Knowledge Exchange Centre’s retail analyst Nelson Blackley, small towns are in danger of “catastrophic” ramifications as hundreds of shopping centres teeter…
sofa.com to replace ScS concessions in House of Fraser Sofa.com will replace ScS’s concessions in seven House of Fraser branches. The furniture retailer revealed it would be taking the place of ScS across its House of Fraser concessions including Bluewater and Glasgow, as well as selling on the House of Fraser website. We hope that…