Once the preserve of a select few major metro dailies, digital paywalls have been implemented aggressively by publishers over the last year, helping boost daily circulation figures at a range of publications Yet progress was uneven at best, with many newspapers still suffering substantial declines — especially at the regional level, notes the Alliance for […]
While department stores in China have faced ever more increasing competition from other formats and retail channels in recent years – new research from Mintel reveals just how much this sector has flourished. Reflecting the increased wealth of Chinese consumers – and the increased disposable income this has brought with it – Mintel’s research reveals […]
The start of 2013 has been a volatile one for UK retailing in footfall terms, according to January’s Retail Traffic Index (RTI) compiled by Ipsos Retail Performance. Over the course of the complete month the RTI registered a 6.0% drop in the number of shoppers entering non-food stores across the UK, compared to January 2012, […]
Pre-Christmas shopping figures show similar patterns to 2011 as consumers and retailers play 'cat and mouse'
Shopper footfall in the run up to the 2012 Christmas period was similar to that of 2011, although not quite as high as that bumper year, figures released today show. The Ipsos Retail Traffic Index (RTI), which is compiled by Ipsos Retail Performance and records the level of footfall in non-food stores across the UK, […]