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Latest News [2006] archive from September 2006
| Dealers feel at mercy of crooks
RETAILERS believe that the Government and police have abandoned them to crooks. 20 September 2006 | |
| Set-top boxes difficult to use
TOO many set-top boxes are difficult to use, according to consumer trials carried out on behalf of the Government. 20 September 2006 | |
| BBC under fire as rise in licence fee looms
THE BBC needs to offer more value for money, Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell told the Royal Television Society. 20 September 2006 | |
| Call to end analogue
A PLEA for manufacturers and retailers to phase out all analogue TV sales has been made by Ford Ennals, chief executive of Digital UK, which is overseeing digital switchover. 20 September 2006 | |
| Visible fee: WEEE agree
AN alliance of retail, industry and local government groups have united behind a call for a visible environmental recycling charge for "historic" electrical waste. | |
| Rents set for a tumble
AN unprecedented wave of shopping centre construction will lead to a glut of retail space in town centres and force down rents. | |
| Myerscough makes a comeback with Titan
MARTIN Myerscough, the founder of the troubled Titan washing machine company, is back with an improved machine and is aiming to have the product back in stores this month. | |
| More visitors flock to CIH trade show
STUART Cook, the head of buying group CIH, described its under-one-roof trade show this week as a great success. | |
| Dealers petition councils on rates
RETAILERS have petitioned every council in the country urging them to accept commercial property rents one month in advance rather than three. | |
| Good start for former Dixons
DSG International –which includes Currys, PC World and Dixons Online – enjoyed a strong start to its financial year with like-for-like sales at Currys up eight per cent. | |
| Interest rates slow footfall
INTEREST rate rises and sales fatigue could be behind a surprise fall in shopper numbers. | |
| Tesco takes on Argos
TESCO yesterday launched a home shopping service for more than 8,000 non-food items including electricals, cameras and kitchenware. | |
| Who ya gonna call? TechGuys from Dixons
DSG international – the parent company of Currys, Dixons and PC World – this week set up a technical support service that could lead to the creation of up to 2,000 jobs. | |
| Philips debuts Blu-ray line-up
PHILIPS used last week’s IFA show in Berlin as the European launch pad for its entry into the next-generation DVD market. | |
| Retail crime: it's simple as AABC
MORE than 100 new business crime reduction partnerships have been formed by Action Against Business Crime (AABC), which celebrates its second birthday this month. | |
