Archives for January, 2009

K3 Stages Mini Expo

As the lead sponsor of the show, K3 came in with cape flying, valiantly staging a Mini Expo in Kensington on the 28th of January. “(We) felt it important to provide the industry with an opportunity to meet with suppliers and understand how the industry is tackling the current downturn”.
Suppliers handPoint and Protouch signed up early to …

Was This Christmas A Turkey For Retailers?

As Santa relaxed somewhere near Lapland, and the last of the Christmas paper was being recycled, UK retailers spent a few days picking over the Christmas figures.

So, was this last Christmas a turkey or were there some positive indicators for the retail industry?
The sad pre-Christmas demise of Woolworths rattled confidence, as did the news that, amongst …