With these performances, retailers can expect not just good sales ¡ª they can also build a positive image among consumers.

With these performances, retailers can expect not just good sales -- they can also build a positive image among consumers.

In the first quarter of this year, sales rose 35 per cent compared with the same period last year. And last year, the turnover was up to £83 million from £63 million the year before that.

Great caution should be given to the resumption of new share sales. The most important thing for the stock market now is stability.

The sales of bottled water are increasing by 30 percent a year here.

They all have brought down prices. You have to make sure their same-store sales are positive in a deflationary environment, so that's relatively positive, but it's early days yet. The integration seems to be on track.