Retailers, no matter where in SA, need rapid on-site IT support

Sales in Czech retail, excluding sales and repairs of motor vehicles, accelerated slightly to 3.8 per cent year-on-year growth in February. In January, they rose 3.2 percent, according to revised figures. In a month-on-month comparison, traders' sales increased by 0.4 percent, the Czech Statistical Office (CSU) reported on Friday. According to statistics, Internet sales and fuel sales contributed most to the year-on-year growth of retail sales.

Retailers, no matter where in SA, need rapid on-site IT support

While conditions for South African consumers are not ideal, with the Reserve Bank keeping the repo rate unchanged amidst global economic headwinds and risks, over and above and a budget deadlock revolving around a purported VAT increase, retail in South Africa – which is in many ways the coalface of the economy – enjoyed a...

Retailers saw higher spending in February, but need a rate cut to maintain the rise

Australian retail sales recorded another modest growth in February despite the continued impact of cost-of-living pressures and economic uncertainty. Retail sales rose 3.6 per cent year-on-year to $37.1 billion, extending the 3.8 per cent uplift in January, data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows. The ‘other retailing’ category – which includes cosmetics, sports, and recreational goods – recorded the biggest increase at 5.5 per cent,…