Keep Abreast of Industry News, Trends and Developments in the UK Retail Industry with UK Retail Briefing

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c31850) has announced the addition of UK Retail Briefing with Focus on Non-Food Specialists (Books & Music, Stationery/Gifts, Toys/Games, Sports Goods, Jewellery, Optical, Garden Centres, Misc) to their offering.

Today's UK retail climate is more competitive than ever before. Only industry professionals and observers with the most holistic understanding of the here-and-now trends can usher their businesses into the most profitable avenues. The UK Retail Briefing has long been recognised as the essential service for monitoring UK retailing and retailers. This subscription service keeps you abreast of industry news, trends and developments and provides invaluable data, comment and analysis.

Also available as an annual, online subscription, each edition of the UKRB provides

-- An analysis of a specific UK sector, looking at sales, consumer expenditure, market shares, product breakdowns within the category and adspend

-- The state of the UK economy, with a monthly analysis of retail sales and inflation

-- Coverage of UK retail advertising - account gains/losses, new campaigns and ad spend by retailer

-- A summary of the month's news across the board sector-wise,

-- Additional comment from our retail analysts on individual news stories, executive appointments and latest own-label product launches.

Vital to industry professionals and observers who must accurately evaluate retail sectors' prospects or track more general industry dynamics, the report pools together the most relevant market-based information and analysis.

Key topics covered include:

-- Analyst Comment - Christmas 2005

-- Key findings

-- The Month in UK Retailing

-- Bakers (retail)

-- Grocers

-- Off-licences

-- Clothing retailing

-- Multi-sector retailing

-- Department stores

-- DIY retailing

-- Carpet retailing

-- Furniture retailing

-- Book and stationery retailing

-- Sports and leisure goods retailing

-- Jewellers

-- Garden Centres

-- Toys and games retailing

-- Miscellaneous specialist retailing

-- Executive Appointments

-- Product Development - Fruit and Vegetables

-- New Campaigns

-- Account gains/losses

-- Retail Advertising Review

-- Advertising expenditure

-- Retail sales

-- Retail Prices Index

-- Consumer Prices Index

-- British Retail Consortium: Shop Price Index

-- Sector Analysis - Non-Food Specialists

-- Sales trends

-- Retail price inflation

Some of the companies mentioned in the report include:

-- Greggs

-- Asda

-- Sainsbury's

-- Tesco

-- Majestic

-- AJT(IP)

-- Kangol

-- Burberry

-- Matalan

-- Mothercare

-- New Look

-- Peacock Group

-- Primark

-- GUS

-- Boots

-- Marks & Spencer

-- Debenhams

-- Fortnum

-- HoF/Oakley

-- Travis

-- Carpetright

-- Powerhouse

-- Homestyle

-- Feather & Black

-- Clintons

-- Blacks

-- JD

-- Signet UK

-- Omega

-- Theo Fennell

-- Wyevale

-- Laxey

-- Hamleys

-- Ethel Austin

-- Spar

-- Interflora

-- H&M

-- Iceland

For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c31850