VizWoz virtual cinema scheduled to feature summer blockbuster releases from Walt Disney Studios, Paramount Pictures, Universal, Twentieth Century Fox

JJB's health clubs have seen continued positive revenue and gross margins, and have only been slightly affected by the current economic situation.

Evolution Securities initiated coverage of ASOS with a 'Buy' recommendation on the back of its view that the company has plenty of scope for further underlying growth.

But like for likes were down 1.5 per cent.

British Shops and Stores Association (bssa) has announced the latest set of results from its quarterly Sales Monitor, which shows clear evidence that independent retailers are feeling the effects of the downturn to a greater degree than multiples, with three month like-for-like sales down 1.83% compared with a BRC figure of down 0.03% for the same quarter this year.

New research by Transport Intelligence suggests that most companies seeking to make their logistics operations more environmentally friendly want someone else to cover the costs.

Experts in the fight against credit card crime reveal the true extent and nature of the problem facing innocent consumers and retailers.

Why is product availability still poor in so many retail organisations, when as little as a 1% improvement could boost sales by 0.5%, well worth having in these difficult times? By Ged Keogh-Peters

The entry of Floors-2-Go into administration this week has prompted Altium Securities to issue a note suggesting that this reinforces its view that competition to Carpetright will diminish during the downturn and that this will further strengthen its market leading position.

The British Retail Consortium (BRC) is welcoming the new impetus given to retail rents reform by some of retailing's biggest names.

Profits and sales ahead of expectations in Q1

Moss Bros Group has announced the appointment of David Adams as Non-Executive Chairman.

The latest TNS Worldpanel grocery market share figures for the 12 weeks ending 13th July 2008 reveal that the success of the discounters is continuing.

The Ernst & Young ITEM Club summer forecast sees an economy that will struggle to avoid recession in 2009 with predicted GDP growth of 1.0 per cent.

Floors-2-Go has entered administration with the loss of almost 100 jobs.

The British Retail Consortium (BRC) is welcoming the new impetus given to retail rents reform by some of retailing's biggest names.

The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive celebrated its first birthday on 1st July 2008, and the UK Government seems relatively pleased with how the legislation has been adopted.

New car sales are dropping like a stone, which is bad news for automobile manufacturers, but is good news for Halfords, because the longer people use their motors then the more likelihood there is of something falling off and a replacement required. by Glynn Davis

Are the summer sales in full swing yet? Well, there are plenty of signs that they are. by Helen Dickinson

MCR has announced that The General Trading Company (Mayfair) Limited was placed into administration yesterday.