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Survey: Cash Payments Cost UK Retailers Billions Each Year
May 2014 - Retail
UK retailers are spending approximately £17.8 billion a year on processing cash payments. As a result, these businesses are looking to cut costs by embracing a wider range of payment options, moving Britain towards a ‘cashless’ future. The… Read more...
Two Thirds of Global Online Consumers Plan to Buy a New or Used Car in the Next Two Years
May 2014 - Automotive
According to the latest Nielsen Global Survey of Automotive Demand, which polled more than 30,000 Internet respondents in sixty countries, has found that two thirds (65%) of global online consumers plan to buy a new or used car in the next two years. Automotive… Read more...
Survey Discovers That Children ‘Not Bothered’ About Winning in School Sports
April 2014 - Education
A recent survey commissioned by the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) and the Chance to Shine cricket charity, which raised concerns that children are not bothered about competition in sport, found that almost two thirds (64%) of eight to sixteen year olds would… Read more...
Survey Finds Parents Being Asked to Make Contributions towards Textbooks
April 2014 - Education
The Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL) survey of 500 staff members in English, Welsh and Northern Irish schools has discovered that a quarter (26%) said parents were asked for voluntary contributions towards text or revision books. Findings suggest… Read more...
Market Research Finds Physical Format Music More Popular Than Digital Downloads
April 2014 - Media and PR
Findings from a new survey conducted by ICM Research suggest that physical formats are still more popular than digital downloads for purchasing music. In the last year, three fifths (57%) of the 2,030 respondents had bought a CD, while two fifths (39%) had… Read more...