Politics, Economics & Business

Former Ground Force presenter Charlie Dimmock has released her new garden equipment range, as well as revealing a dramatic new appearance.

The 49 year old became a recognisable face on BBC’s much loved gardening show Ground Force, which ended in 2005 after being broadcasted for eight years.

Poundland Group Plc has appointment former head of B&Q Kevin O’Byrne as its chief executive officer, to replace Jim McCarthy who is retiring from the role.

It was revealed in a company statement on Wednesday 2nd that O’Byrne will join Poundland’s board in April and will take over the role in July 1. McCarthy will officially retire in September.

Morrisons will be supplying food to Amazon customers in the UK following a new deal with the US Company.

The supermarket said that under the new deal it will be supplying products to customers with Amazon Prime Now and Amazon Pantry package.

Britain’s biggest supermarkets will reveal a slump in Christmas sales this week, revealing the pressure placed on the industry by the increase of discount shops Aldi and Lidl.

Supermarket giants Morrisons, Tesco and Sainsbury’s will be reporting on their performance during the Christmas period.

Black Friday discounts have been found to have helped boost UK sales last month, with customers spending online and in department stores.

Official figures have shown that retail sales were up by 1.7% from previous month, beating Reuters’ poll of economists’ perdition of 0.5%.

Research has found that this year the UK households are set to spend nearly 40% of their disposable income during the festive season.

Mobile lending financial tech company Ferratum, published their annual research titled Christmas Barometer 2015, revealing that the UK consumers are the most generous for spending money during the Christmas season. 

Poundland is launching their first TV advert as part of a Christmas 2015 campaign, however broadcast will be limited to Yorkshire and Tyne Tees, and won’t feature a specific PR element.

The thirty second advertisement depicts a home of a Poundland shopper, showing the retailers Christmas gifts, decorations and confectionery lines.   

Poundworld have officially been allowed by Britain’s competition regulators to precede their £55 million takeover of rival shop 99p, after it was found that the takeover would not leave consumers worse off.

The new series of Pound Shop Wars has started this week. The popular BBC One documentary continues to explore the competition between rivalling pound shops and discount stores throughout the UK.

Wholesale and retail is an important partnership that helps businesses thrive and grow together. With the internet it is easy to set up an online shop but without a good product or expert marketing you can’t expect to succeed so easily. 

Wholesalers in Scotland have been told to break from old traditions and adapt to new trends in the market.

A new survey reveals more consumers are spending their money on social activities and making home improvements. More people are spending on DIY tools and party supplies.