Tag: shopping



New Consumer Rights Legislation due by Christmas

Posted on 25 November, 2013 by Kirsten Kennedy under Business News

The Christmas trading period always proves to be the busiest in the retail industry, with thousands of consumers flooding into their local shopping centres and spending hours online in order to find the perfect gift for friends and family members. However,... Read More

Survey calls British Consumers Guiltiest Spenders in Europe

Posted on 16 November, 2013 by Kirsten Kennedy under Economy

With Christmas fast approaching, British consumers will soon enter into a frenzy of shopping to pick up gifts for their family and friends. However, it seems that while we Brits enjoy spending hard earned cash on our loved ones, we are a little more reluctant... Read More

Changing Consumer Habits Revealed by Carrier Bag Statistics

Posted on 23 July, 2013 by Kirsten Kennedy under Business News

UK consumers have been forced to change their usual shopping habits as a result of the recession. Luxuries have had to be cut back on, budgets now have to be stuck to rigidly and, perhaps most significantly, the “big weekly shop” has become something of a... Read More

Were You Tricked by Festive Music over Christmas?

Posted on 30 December, 2012 by Kirsten Kennedy under Business News

With Christmas over for another year, many consumers will be breathing a huge sigh of relief – not only because the cost of the festive season has left budgets tight, but because entering a shop without hearing “I Wish it Could be Christmas Every Day”... Read More

Sainsbury’s Trials Mobile Scan and Go App

Posted on 26 October, 2012 by MOVEHUT under Business News

Sainsbury’s has become the first of the supermarket giants to launch a shopping app that lets customers use their smartphones to scan all their items as they shop and use it to pay at the checkout. It leads the way for the kind of personal, one to... Read More

High Streets Must Adapt to Online Shopping

Posted on 28 September, 2012 by MOVEHUT under Economy

A recent report has revealed that town centres will need to advertise themselves as convenient hubs for picking up products ordered online if they are to flourish into the next decade.... Read More

SEA LIFE at The Trafford Centre

Posted on 19 September, 2012 by MOVEHUT under Commercial Developments

The Trafford Centre in Manchester is one of the largest shopping centres in the country. But soon a bit of retail therapy will not be on the only thing that people will be visiting for.... Read More

Glasgow Retail Park Receives £9 million Expansion

Posted on 25 August, 2012 by MOVEHUT under Commercial Developments

A retail park in Glasgow is to undergo a £9 million expansion which will create some much needed jobs in the area.... Read More

Restaurants and Coffee Shops Drive High Street Chain Store Growth

Posted on 28 June, 2012 by Neil Bird under Business News

The number of UK shops held by chain stores is on the rise according to commercial property advisor CBRE. ... Read More

Should Trolley Etiquette be Introduced in Retail Commercial Properties?

Posted on 13 June, 2012 by MOVEHUT under Business News

Doing the weekly shop in a retail commercial property can be a stressful experience.... Read More