Innovative Future Web Design

I’ve been meaning to comment on this but have only just got round to it-I had an opportunity to redesign the site a bit and to integrate some new systems with Wordpress 2.0.2-both of which are on a test bed now-more news on that to come when I get back from a weekend in Oslo.

In the meantime the British Retail Consortium gave the following press release….- British Retail Consortium - - News                          

“RSM FEBRUARY 2006: SAME AGAIN: FLAT SALES AND RISING COSTS
March 7, 2006
Retail sales in the UK during February rose 0.6% on a like-for-like basis against a weak comparative in February 2005, when sales had fallen.

The three-month trend rate of growth weakened in February to 0.9% from 1.1% in January for like-for-like sales, but rose to 4.2% from 3.6% for total sales, reflecting the continued growth of retail space.

Spring/summer ranges had a slow start, with footfall down and consumers often still in a winter mindset. Clothing and footwear showed some uplift in the final week, but were still difficult overall. Food sales improved, helped by Valentine’s Day, after a flat January.

With consumer confidence still weak amid concerns about personal finances, shoppers remain wary of committing to larger housing-related purchases.”

When you also take into account the figures announced by Verdict that I mentioned in my post Does Your Business Need a Site? of a record £8.2 bliion spent online in 2005-a rise of 28.9% on 2004 and against the rise in overall UK sales in 2005 of just 1.5% the case for businesses to have an Internet presence just gets stronger to my mind.