Browsing the "Industry News" Category
Published on October 14th, 2013 | by The GC Team
Hoover Candy has been named Manufacturer of the Year for the second year running by the Sirius Buying Group. Gordon Jones, Chairman of the Buying Group, presented the award at a dinner which marked the end ... Read More →
Published on October 9th, 2013 | by The GC Team
Overall shop prices recorded annual deflation for the fifth consecutive month in September, slowing to 0.2% from the 0.5% decline reported in August. The BRC-Nielsen Shop Price Index showed that Food inflation rose to 2.9% in ... Read More →
Published on October 9th, 2013 | by The GC Team
David Dunckley and Richard Lewis, partners at advisory services firm Grant Thornton, were yesterday appointed administrators to Reading-based white goods supplier Baumatic Ltd, which was established in the UK in 1992. Grant Thornton UK today said ... Read More →
Published on October 9th, 2013 | by The GC Team
Maurizio Pettorino, Managing Director of Indesit Company UK & Ireland, has been elected Chairman of the Association of Manufacturers of Domestic Appliances, following the retirement of outgoing Chairman John Morrissey. Pettorino, whose management background spans twenty ... Read More →
Published on October 9th, 2013 | by The GC Team
Dyson has launched a judicial review at the European General Court to prevent people being misled by the new EU energy labelling regime for vacuum cleaners. The move follows a call from the Malmesbury-based company in ... Read More →
Published on October 9th, 2013 | by The GC Team
Sony has introduced a new line of products that make high resolution audio a more convenient, compelling and cost-effective listening experience for digital music enthusiasts, supporting the initiative with selected products pre-installed with high-resolution tracks from ... Read More →
Published on October 9th, 2013 | by The GC Team
The British Chambers of Commerce’s Quarterly Economic Survey, released today, supports evidence that the UK economy is healing. The Q3 survey comprises responses from more than 7,400 businesses and shows improvements in most key areas for ... Read More →
Published on October 8th, 2013 | by The GC Team
Year-on-year growth in the value of UK retail sales slowed from 3.6% in August to 2.4% in September, the British Retail Consortium reported today. Like-for-like sales, which strip out changes in floor space as retailers open ... Read More →
Published on October 8th, 2013 | by The GC Team
The number of shoppers to non-food stores rose by +8.5% in the third quarter of 2013, significantly better than the five-year seasonal average rise of +5.8%, according to the Retail Traffic Index (RTI), compiled by Ipsos ... Read More →
Published on October 8th, 2013 | by The GC Team
Spanish white goods manufacturer Fagor Electrodomésticos has filed for protection from creditors while it tries to refinance its debt. The company, which is Europe’s fifth largest appliance maker and part of the Basque region’s Mondragón co-operative, ... Read More →