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| Online powerhouse boosts John Lewis
John Lewis’s head of multi channel Simon Russell admitted that online sales at johnlewis.com was the department store group’s powerhouse in the week to August 28, with sales up 30 per cent on a year ago. | |
| Electrical Safety Council bids to boost RCD use
As part of its Plug into Safety campaign, the Electrical Safety Council (ESC) has introduced RCD information leaflets to persuade consumers to use residual current devices (RCDs). | |
| Whirlpool joins Retra
Whirlpool has become the latest associate member of electrical retailers’ association Retra. | |
| Loewe to launch 3D TVs in early 2011
German premium consumer electronics brand Loewe will launch its first 3D TVs in the first quarter of 2011, it announced today. | |
| Apple relaunches Apple TV
Apple last night revealed its second attempt to make a big dent in the HD video-on-demand market with the launch of a revamped Apple TV service. | |
| TVs and iPads boost DSGi sales
Demand for TVs, thanks to World Cup football, and iPads boosted total like-for-like sales at DSG international by three per cent in the 12 weeks to July 24. | |
| DTG Testing receives test accolade
DTG Testing, the test arm of the Digital TV Group (DTG), has been given the first ever accreditation for testing digital terrestrial TV receivers by the UK Accreditation Service (UKAS). | |
| Another TV group lines up against Project Canvas
A local TV group has complained to regulator Ofcom that IPTV joint venture Project Canvas poses a serious threat to local TV in the UK. | |
| Orange launches HD Voice
Mobile phone company Orange has become the first operator in the UK to launch a technology that promises high quality voice calls. | |
| Consumer confidence on the rise
Consumer confidence has risen for the first time since February, making it less likely that the country will suffer a double-dip recession, a new study has found. | |
| BCC upgrades economic forecast
Business leaders have upped their predictions for UK economic prospects over the next two years. | |
| YouTube to offer free movies-on-demand
Google-owned YouTube is to launch a free online movies-on-demand service. | |
| Aga Rangemaster returns to first-half profit
Aga Rangemaster reported pre-tax profits of £16.4 million for the first half year to June 30 against a loss during the same period last year of £2.4m. | |
| Sales still rising at John Lewis
Department store group John Lewis continued to outperform last year’s figures with sales in the week to August 21 11 per cent ahead of the same week in 2009. | |
| High street sales rising for second month in a row
August has produced the second consecutive year-on-year increase in high street sales according to figures from the Confederation of British Industry (CBI). | |
| John Lewis opens 'at home' store in Croydon
John Lewis has today opened its second “at home” store in Croydon, Surrey. | |
| Co-op reports jump in profits
The Co-operative Group reported a 17 per cent jump in profits to £260 million in the 26 weeks to July 3 on sales that grew eight per cent to £6.9 billion. | |
| Hewlett Packard to create 700 jobs
Hewlett Packard (HP) is to create 700 jobs at its site in Erskine near Glasgow. | |
| Second report confirms family finances under pressure
Following news that UK families were £5 a week worse off than they were a year ago (see ERTonline August 23), another report has confirmed the pressure on household finances. | |
| Two new PICSIO cameras from JVC
JVC has introduced two new PICSIO pocket cameras – the GC-WP10 and the GC-FM2. | |
| Channel Five rejoins Project Canvas
Channel Five has rejoined BBC-led internet protocol TV (IPTV) joint venture Project Canvas. | |
| Workplace parking fears resurface
Fears that local authorities across the UK are about to introduce a workplace parking levy (WPL) has alarmed business leaders. | |
| Families worse off now than a year ago
The average family £5 a week worse off than they were a year ago. | |
| Sky Sports News leaves Freeview
Sky Sports News is no longer available on Freeview where it has been replaced by a timeshifted version of Sky 3. | |
| 40 per cent of former Woolworths stores remain empty
Eighteen months after the collapse of Woolworths some 40 per cent of its high street stores remain empty, a survey has found. | |
