Charles Clinkard, a specialist shoe retailer, has renewed its contract with Vodat International who will continue to provide its MPLS network to all stores for EFT, VOIP, polling and general communications.

The Government has today responded to the consultation on the Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC), halting companies' obligation to pay for emissions in the first year (ie April 2010 to March 2011) in favour of data reporting only.

Credit Suisse re-iterated its 'Underperform' recommendation on Sainsbury's following its Q2 trading update.

Sales in the three months to 2 October 2009 rose 3.8 per cent from a year earlier.

Sainsbury's boss Justin King says the company's continued growth is because of listening to its customers.

Spedi Software has partnered with Musgrave Retail Partners GB to help its Londis stores successfully introduce a low-cost EPOS system to replace cash registers and drive in store efficiencies.

DSGi has improved its financial processes and reporting, following the implementation of SAP Finance in partnership with CIBER.

JD Sports has launched a competition that offers entrants the chance to win one of ten pairs of JD exclusive adidas Originals ZX750s signed by, former lead singer of The Stone Roses, Ian Brown.

The BRC-Nielsen Shop Price Index (SPI) remained deflationary for the second consecutive month in September.

Investec Securities has re-iterated its †Buy’ recommendation on Thorntons following its Q1 trading update.

Big multi-channel players suffer from worst performing websitesBy Glynn Davis

Following a crackdown by US regulators on deceptive marketing practices which will see both businesses and celebrities in the US and even further afield liable for any false statements made about a product, Phil Sherrell, IP and Media Law partner

Study shows more people shop online from mobiles but lack of secure payment services and unclear pricing for mobile data prevents widespread adoption

The re-launch of the TJ Hughes online store at the beginning of June was the key to its impressive recent sales figures that showed overall like-for-likes sales growth and its internet shop growing by 80 per cent for the first

First ever fall in card-not-present fraud losses Financial Fraud Action UK reveals.

Total sales grew by 2.3 per cent to £46.8 million in the 14 weeks to 3 October 2009.

Sainsbury's has posted a 4.6 per cent rise in like for like sales excluding fuel in the quarter to October 3

Following the announcement from George Osborne that the state retirement age would rise to 66 within seven years under a Conservative government, Owen Warnock, partner at international law firm Eversheds comments:

Talk of trade sales and stock market listings of major retailers continues as both Pets at Home and Matalan are considering putting themselves on the block in 2010.

Interim results from Tesco this week have showed the company regaining some of the ground lost to its major rivals over recent months as its 'double Clubcard points' initiative appears to be helping it boost sales by reinforcing customer loyalty.