http://www.brc.org.uk/rss_brcnewsfeed.xml All of the latest retail news from the BRC en-gb Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:11:00 GMT Copyright (C) British Retail Consortium. 120 http://www.brc.org.uk/ctnt_images/BRClogoforRSS.gif http://www.brc.org.uk/rss_brcnewsfeed.xml Have retailers lived up to the environmental ambitions they committed themselves to in 2008? A new British Retail Consortium (BRC) report, which answers that question, demonstrates increasing recognition that reducing waste, energy and water usage makes good business sense. It delivers value for customers and shareholders as well as real environmental benefits. http://www.brc.org.uk/brc_news_detail.asp?id=2138 http://www.brc.org.uk/brc_news_detail.asp?id=2138 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:10:00 GMT Retail In the fourth quarter of 2011, retail employment rose by 0.5% compared with the same quarter a year earlier, the equivalent of 4,074 more full-time jobs according to our sample. During the same period the number of retail outlets grew by 1.0%, an additional 528 shops. http://www.brc.org.uk/brc_news_detail.asp?id=2137 http://www.brc.org.uk/brc_news_detail.asp?id=2137 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 07:10:00 GMT Retail Total retail search volumes grew 24% in the fourth quarter compared with the same quarter a year earlier. The increase was driven by a rise in mobile/tablet search volumes which grew by 169% year-on-year. http://www.brc.org.uk/brc_news_detail.asp?id=2135 http://www.brc.org.uk/brc_news_detail.asp?id=2135 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 07:10:00 GMT Retail Official retail figures reported today (Friday) by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) confirm that the festive season gave the sector a boost during December after a tough 2011. http://www.brc.org.uk/brc_news_detail.asp?id=2134 http://www.brc.org.uk/brc_news_detail.asp?id=2134 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 07:10:00 GMT Retail Total sales in December were 1.6% up on December 2010, when they had increased 3.4%. This was the best performance since July, but the worst December figure since the survey began in 1999. Like-for-like sales were 0.4% higher than in December 2010, when they had increased 0.7%. http://www.brc.org.uk/brc_news_detail.asp?id=2133 http://www.brc.org.uk/brc_news_detail.asp?id=2133 Wed, 18 Jan 2012 07:10:00 GMT Retail The overall cost of retail crime has soared by 31 per cent to GBP1.4 billion as the sector is increasingly targeted by serious, organised criminals. This figure includes the value of goods stolen and damage done combined with the money retailers spend on preventing and tackling crime. http://www.brc.org.uk/brc_news_detail.asp?id=2132 http://www.brc.org.uk/brc_news_detail.asp?id=2132 Mon, 16 Jan 2012 07:10:00 GMT Retail Overall shop price inflation fell to 1.7% in December from 2.0% in November. Food inflation rose to 4.2% in December from 4.0% in November. Non-food inflation fell to 0.3% in December from 0.8% in November. http://www.brc.org.uk/brc_news_detail.asp?id=2131 http://www.brc.org.uk/brc_news_detail.asp?id=2131 Wed, 11 Jan 2012 07:10:00 GMT Retail UK retail sales values were 2.2% higher on a like-for-like basis from December 2010, when sales had fallen 0.3%, hit by snow. On a total basis, sales were up 4.1%, against a 1.5% increase in December 2010. On both measures and excluding Easter distortions, sales performance was the best since January. http://www.brc.org.uk/brc_news_detail.asp?id=2129 http://www.brc.org.uk/brc_news_detail.asp?id=2129 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 07:10:00 GMT Retail