Retail Business News - Clifton Trade Bathrooms currently has 26 depots across the north of England supporting local independent traders and their businesses. Bespoke co-founder and CEO Steve Brennan said Clifton Trade Bathrooms has an incredibly loyal customer base amongst tradespeople in the north of England. Face-to-face working has always been very much the norm in the trade world.

Retail Business News - An online retailer of baby products and accessories which has seen sales soar during the pandemic is on track to post record revenues of 40m for 2021. Online4baby, which has its headquarters in Greater Manchester, has grown turnover from 14m in 2019 and 31.

Retail Business News - While Plumbs has built a reputation over 60 years for sofa cover and reupholstery products sold through home visits by interior consultants, Fable amp Plumb has been designed to be an entirely digital experience. Its range of solid wood sofas and chairs, hand-made in the UK, come in a range of 18 frames that can be styled individually by customers on the fully interactive website.

Retail Business News - The first fast track articulated lorry drivers have taken their tests in the UK. Among them is Gareth Linaker, aged 34, from Banks near Southport. Gareth took his test at Kirkham DVSA driving test centre after five days of intensive training. Driver shortages in the UK have threated to disrupt Christmas.

Retail Business News - A supplier of car, leisure and garden accessories is motoring towards record annual revenues as it celebrates its 35th anniversary. The Ace Supply Company, which trades as Streetwize Accessories, has seen double-digit sales growth as the pandemic drives greater demand for its product range.

Retail Business News - Pall-Ex has celebrated 25 years in business with an anniversary and awards event recognising the achievements of its staff, shareholder members across the UK and its international partners.

Retail Business News - LSH Auto has announced the appointment of Tracy Ellam as Operations Director. Most recently Tracy was Commercial Director of business intelligence and technology specialist Mazepoint Ltd. Before her move in 2017, she was Regional Director UKI and Southern Europe of ASE plc, managing 24 automotive brands and the market offices in Spain, Portugal, France and Italy.

Retail Business News - Consumer behaviour changed dramatically throughout the Covid-19 pandemic. Food retailers such as Tesco created thousands of vacancies for new drivers to keep up with the increased demand of online shoppers. Conversely, high street stores up and down the country lay vacant, unable to trade given government restrictions.

Retail Business News - We know that an outfit is never complete without a bag. They can elevate your look from basic to stunning, add a touch of sophistication, or bring your colour coordination together in seconds. Of course, bags are not only fashionable, but they re also functional.

Retail Business News - Businessman Dean Chew is offering some extra valuable support to his son s under-13 s football team. For the former TV technician and NHS worker has sponsored Yorkshire Amateur Junior FC U13 Barca - with the players new kit now bearing the distinctive Ovenu branding.

Retail Business News - This year s Pride March was the biggest in the event s history and LSH Auto was proud to be a part of it, showing its support for the LGBTQ community.

Retail Business News - Most buyers prefer to purchase cars in person rather than online, according to an extensive study by leading automotive retailer Vertu Motors plc.

Retail Business News - Liverpool is where it all began for Lucy Jones Lingerie. Soon after graduating from the City s University, Lucy launched her fledgling business from a studio in Victoria Street in 1980. Very soon her lingerie was being stocked by all the best department stores in London and boutiques across the UK.

Retail Business News - Ross Walker is celebrating the third anniversary of his oven cleaning business Ovenu Stonehaven with a customer service award. The 47-year-old, who previously worked in the oil and gas industry, received a diamond rating from online ratings platform Trustist having gained a clean sweep of more than 300 maximum five-star customer reviews.

Retail Business News - The leading commercial landlords today confirmed that 54,526 sq. ft. had been let in the first half of 2021 in a strong show of retail confidence on the Park, aimed at serving a fast-returning consumer looking for great shopping and leisure experiences.

Retail Business News - The popularity of pop-up shops Pop-up shops brought 2.3 billion to the UK economy annually prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. We could see this rise again with most restrictions eased.

Retail Business News - At Mercedes-Benz of Stockport, customers enjoyed a tropical theme to hold onto the summer vibe with the showroom dressed, mocktails, a DJ, disco lights, tiki bar and competitions. The lower ground floor was turned in to a huge handover bay with a full row of cars waiting to be collected by excited customers.

Retail Business News - Manchester-based tile retailer Porcelain Superstore has recorded a seventh consecutive year of growth, after seeing more than a 100 increase in year-on-year turnover. Sales at the family-run business topped 13.5m during their financial year, which ran from September 1, 2020 to August 31, 2021.

Retail Business News - Richard Winter is celebrating his second anniversary at the helm of oven valeting service Ovenu Wakefield with a diamond award for customer service excellence. He previously worked as a sub-contractor for the former franchisee for two years when an opportunity arose to take over the business in the summer of 2019 allowing him to fulfil a long-held ambition to become his own boss.

Retail Business News - Ventrica the fast-growth multilingual customer service specialist is expanding into Jamaica with the launch of its new operation in Montego Bay. The new site opened this week is designed to support Ventrica clients in the US, UK and European markets requiring lower cost but high-quality English language customer service support.