Tag Archives: Retail Sales

Does Footfall Matter?

Posted on December 17, 2014 by

Late last week, the British Retail Consortium/Springboard latest footfall data was released (see story here) and seemed to present a triumph for Scotland. Scotland was one of a small handful of regions/countries with an increase of footfall. This was the … Continue reading →

Posted in BRC, Consumer Change, High Streets, Internet shopping, Longitudinal Data, Online Retailing, Sales, Scottish Retail Sales, Towns | Tagged , , , , | 5 Comments

Online vs Offline: Like for Like?

Posted on January 14, 2013 by

So the received wisdom about Christmas is that it was an online one. Retailers with good online offers – or perhaps more accurately  – compelling multi-channel approaches, did really well, and those without, well, did without, Thus the march onwards … Continue reading →

Posted in Catalogues, Christmas, Closure, Internet, Multichannel, Online Retailing, Sainsbury, Scottish Retail Sales, Tesco | Tagged , , , , , | 6 Comments

Happy New Year – more for some than others

Posted on January 19, 2012 by

Now the Christmas reporting season has pretty much run its course, a number of general points seem to have surfaced. As with every other Christmas, there are always winners and losers and the curious mix of tactical success and structural … Continue reading →

Posted in Christmas, Competition, Consumer Change, Discounts, Internet shopping, Multichannel, Retail Economy, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , | 1 Comment

Catching Up?

Posted on September 21, 2011 by

Just back from my latest travails. This time to Singapore where the IRS signed a new agreement for scholarships for our undergraduate retail degree. The Singapore Workforce Development Agency are sponsoring 90 scholarships over 3 years at an investment of … Continue reading →

Posted in Consumers, Education, Food, Government, International Retailing, Pop-Up Shops, Retail Economy, Scottish Retail Sales, Uncategorized, Waste | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Scottish Retail Sales: Hitting the Bottom or Still in Freefall?

Posted on April 20, 2011 by

Today’s retail sales figures for March for Scotland (the Scottish Retail Sales Monitor published by the Scottish Retail Consortium) show the worst total sales performance ever measured since the series began in 1999; so much for overdoing the doom and … Continue reading →

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