Monday, December 06, 2010

What Christmas Holds For Retailers in 2010

For the past two years, South African retailers have not had the merriest of Christmases as both years saw declining sales volumes. These figures corresponded directly with fourth quarter sales data. Following this, sales from the fourth quarter of last year were compared to sales over same period of this year, and it correlates that an increase of up to 5% in retail sales volume can be expected for the coming month. This, from The Bureau for Economic Research (BER) and Ernst & Young Festive Season Retail trends survey.

Furthermore, consumers won’t have to break the bank to keep up with the Joneses as the majority of retailers surveyed claiming that retail price increases will be lower than last year.

As with all things, there are two sides and in this case it’s the retailers who are at risk. Turnover is still under pressure and profit margins look to remain low. Despite the growth in the retail sector, recovery is still a way off.


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