Today’s ONS retail figures show online shopping held on to its 26.4% market share in September – roughly where it has sat since May. Online sellers can now plan ahead, but it’s still carnage on the High Street, says ParcelHero. Online sales peaked at 37% of the entire retail market in February 2021, during the…
Children are being invited to put their best foot forward this weekend and head to Portobello Market to create a giant public art work – in partnership with Leyland SDM. Artist Sol Golden Sato, who took his Happy Feet public art project to the Nine Elms Estate in the summer, will be heading back to…
Rugby League World Cup fever arrived at a community club in Dewsbury when England and St Helens star Alex Walmsley returned to his old stomping ground to pass on tips to the next generation of talent. Dewsbury Celtic’s under eights and under 11s teams were the recipients of a training session from the England player…
Selco Builders Warehouse has joined the three England teams preparing for the Rugby League World Cup which kicks off next weekend. The UK’s fastest growing builders merchant has become an official partner of England Rugby League and will see its branding feature on the playing shirts of the Men’s, Women’s and Wheelchair teams for all…
As John Lewis suspends its click & collect fees until October 19, the home delivery expert ParcelHero says retailers should abandon them permanently. It argues click & collect drives footfall to stores and charging for the service is a false economy. John Lewis has announced that it will continue to suspend click & collect fees…
Selco Builders Warehouse has unveiled a £2.5m boost to its staff to help them deal with the ongoing cost of living crisis. The leading builders merchant, which has 73 branches across the UK, will give 96 per cent of its 3,000-strong workforce a payment of £750 spread over five months. The scheme will run from…
Leading fuel card provider fuelGenie has issued a reminder of the value of fuel cards beyond immediate savings at the pump to SMEs and fleet operators facing continued pressures to reduce costs in the challenging economic climate. fuelGenie Managing Director Robert Pieczka explained: “Fuel cards go well beyond providing a rapid and easy way for…
A Newport community hub set up to ease the cost of living crisis and to alleviate loneliness has won support from a leading builders merchant. Sirhowy Valley Hub has secured £500 worth of building materials from Selco Builders Warehouse through the Community Heroes campaign. The hub, on Maindee Road in Ynysddu, offers a food pantry…
MKM is proud to announce the opening of its 100th branch, which officially opened its doors in Bromsgrove on Friday 23rd September. The company began life as a start-up business, founded in Hull 27 years ago. From its humble beginnings with just five people in a 5,000sq ft shed, MKM now has over 2500 employees,…
Chesterfield-based P.A.R. Insulations and Wires Limited, a specialist supplier of products to manufacturers and repairers of electrical machines, has won this year’s coveted Distributor of the Year Award from Megger. The award, which was marked by the presentation of a certificate and a trophy, recognises the outstanding performance of the P.A.R. team, which has achieved…