Online Sales

Vets commend legislation to stop unscrupulous breeders

The Government has announced (22 December) that legislation to crack down on unscrupulous breeders and illegal puppy smuggling could be introduced in early 2018. The proposals under consideration include compulsory licensing for anyone breeding and selling dogs, ensuring that licensed dog breeders show puppies alongside their mother before a sale is…

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Retail sales rise in the build up to Christmas

Retail sales have risen in the year to December, according to the latest monthly CBI Distributive Trades Survey. The survey of 109 firms, of which 56 were retailers, showed that in the year to December, retail sales and orders continued to rise, although both disappointed expectations of somewhat stronger growth. Overall, sales…

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How safe is your job?

Despite a three percent drop in employment, Pet Gazette discovers that the retail sector is still going strong “The pace of job reductions in the retail industry is gathering steam,” says British Retail Consortium (BRC) chief executive Helen Dickinson OBE. In October, the BRC reported a record reduction in retail…

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Bricks and mortar stores increase as internet sales slow

A growing number of formerly ‘pure-play’ online retailers are taking physical stores as the rate of internet sales growth looks set to slow during the next few years. New research from Colliers International shows that by 2021, the rate of growth in e-commerce sales is expected to decline from the…

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Shocking figures revealed by EU online pet sales report

Pet charity, the Blue Cross, has unveiled shocking statistics and cases of illegal and unethical selling of pets online across Europe through its partnership with the EU Dog and Cat Alliance, a body dedicated to improving the welfare of cats and dogs across Europe. A snapshot count of online adverts…

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British retailers lose out on £3.4bn without online investment

British retailers are losing out on £3.4 billion worth of goods left in virtual shopping baskets each year, as two thirds of the contents of all virtual shopping baskets are abandoned. A study by Barclays found that making online shopping more convenient could boost retailers’ takings by £10.5bn within just…

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Retail sales increase by 0.3%

Retail sales increased by 0.3 percent in July 2017, compared with the previous month, according to the Office of National Statistics. This was due to strong sales in food stores at 1.5 percent; recovering from a fall of 1.1 percent in June 2017. The underlying pattern in the quantity bought, measured…

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Online sales slow according to new data

Year-on-year internet sales growth has slowed and fallen below the long-run average, according to the latest CBI Quarterly Distributive Trades Survey. Retail sales were broadly flat in the year to May following strong growth in April. The survey of 117 respondents also found that orders placed with suppliers fell modestly…

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German company seeks UK pet accessories

An upcoming business event will place international buyers in touch with UK pet accessories manufacturers. German company Waschbär will attend a ‘Meet the International Buyers’ day organised by Gardenex, in Brasted, Kent on 7 June 2017. It will be one of seven product buyers from Canada, Czech Republic, Germany, Latvia and…

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Online sales take the lead with UK shoppers

Internet spending has risen by more than a quarter in the past two years, according to a new report from The UK Cards Association. The report analysed how the UK uses payment cards online. Card spending on the internet totalled £154 billion in the UK in 2016, averaging £422 million a day.…

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