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Direct Selling in the United Kingdom

Direct selling remained fairly resilient in the face of economic uncertainties. One of the main reasons behind this performance was the increase in the recruitment of female direct sellers. Companies selling products targeted towards women, such as ...

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DIY, Home Improvement and Garden Centres in the United Kingdom

The most significant story of 2011 in DIY, home improvement and garden centres was the collapse of Focus, which had previously been the fourth largest retailer in the channel. Despite attempts at restructuring the failed retailer, it proved ...

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Electronics and Appliance Specialist Retailers in the United Kingdom

Despite the hype and media attention behind Best Buy’s 2010 entry, the US retailer failed to make a substantial impact on the UK market in 2011, with sales of only £87 million, compared with £1.6 billion for Currys. Furthermore, losses at Best Buy UK...

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Furniture and Furnishings Stores in the United Kingdom

June 2011 saw the announcement that Habitat, founded by Terence Conran, would go into administration. Three of its stores were sold to Home Retail Group, whilst the remainder are due to close once stock is depleted. Approximately 750 staff are likely...

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Grocery Retailers in the United Kingdom

The UK grocery retail landscape is changing, as Asda bought Netto, independents are taking over Somerfield from The Co-operative Group, and the “Big Four” (Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury’s and Morrisons) are entering convenience stores. Convenience stores is...

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Health and Beauty Specialist Retailers in the United Kingdom

After underwhelming sales growth in 2010, health and beauty specialist retailers bounced back in 2011 to become one of the fastest growth channels within store-based retailing. The vast majority of growth originated from chemists/pharmacies and other...

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Homeshopping in the United Kingdom

Homeshopping is facing increasing competition from internet retailing. Most players have devised strategies so that the two channels become not competitors, but two parts of a wining multi-channel strategy.

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Leisure and Personal Goods Specialist Retailers in the United Kingdom

The continued rapid digitisation of many leisure and personal goods in the UK claimed further casualties in 2011, particularly within media products stores. HMV Group experienced a substantial drop in profits, forcing the company to sell its Canadian...

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Mixed Retailers in the United Kingdom

Variety stores continued to perform well throughout 2011, as pressure on consumer spending encouraged shoppers to trade down. Price-point retailers in particular, such as Poundland and Poundstretcher increased their shares, as their store networks ...

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Retailing in the United Kingdom

In 2011 retailing posted positive growth in the UK, as consumers spent less on out of home entertainment and activities, thus buying more in retail outlets to treat themselves and cook at home more often. Whilst consumers sought value in their ...

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