How will the VAT increase affect retailers?

Peter W — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 14:35:33 GMT

Last week I read a piece on the effect of the VAT increase for 2011.

Pontus Kristiansson, chief exec & co-founder of Avail Intelligence commented that:

“Although the financial crisis has passed, the full effect of austerity measures such as VAT rises and cuts in spending will not be seen until early 2011.”

Kristiansson predicted that due to this consumers will become even more price-sensitive and scrupulous, while the amount of competition continues to grow.

I'd be keen to hear your thoughts on this and whether or not you agree? Is the last quarter of 2010 even more important for retailers?

Centre for Retail Research

charlottemottram — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 10:43:46 GMT

Theft by retail staff is on the increase across Europe. UK figures show that women are playing an active role, although there are still more men on the take and stealing more. The figures show that of the 2,476 staff thefts reported during a 12-month period by 14 retailers, 1,209 were women stealing an average of £816 per offence; while 1,277 were men whose average theft was £919.68. The women involved were in this case older than the men and the more prolific female offenders – those stealing more than £10,000 – stole more than 40 per cent more than their male counterparts.

To read more about this case study, follow the link below to the Centre for Retail Research website.

http://www.retailresearch.org/latest_research/index.php

Happy reading…
C, :w00t:

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How will the VAT increase affect retailers?

Centre for Retail Research