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Introduction: The topic for this White Paper was debated by the KPMG/SPSL Retail Think Tank in October 2007 during a period of increasing pressure on retailers. For Quarter 4 2007, the RTT decided that the outlook was more pessimistic compared to Q3, with downward pressure expected in all three areas considered; Demand, Margins and Costs.…
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The RTT does not think that the standard definitions of productivity are particularly helpful when applied to retail The RTT does not fully agree that productivity in UK retail is falling or that it is much lower than in the USA and other European markets (as the Government statistics would suggest) The Private Equity (PE)…
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In timely fashion, this White Paper was prepared soon after the Competition Commission’s latest announcement on the progress of its investigation into the UK’s supermarket business. The amount of media coverage generated by what was just an interim announcement highlights how the subject of the supermarkets’ growing influence over the retail sector remains highly contentious.In…
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If there is one thing guaranteed to get people talking when it comes to retail, it’s the debate over just how big internet retailing could become.Without a doubt, the advent of internet retailing is the biggest thing to happen to the UK retail sector for years. However, the question needs to be asked as to…
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In the UK, the retail sector is rarely out of the news. Whether considering business confidence, consumer confidence, the impact of rising interest rates or house prices, it is rare for the fortunes of the retail sector to go unmentioned. Retail represents 11% of the national workforce and is responsible for sales of £249 billion…
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