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Survey Reveals Why Utilities Consumers Do Not Switch Energy Providers
September 2013 - Utilities
Levels of switching between providers in the energy industry are at an all-time low, with only a tenth (16%) of consumers changing supplier last year. Research from uSwitch.com shows that almost half of consumers are afraid that they will have to “go… Read more...
Survey Suggests UK High Street Retail Sales Are Strong
September 2013 - Retail
According to a recently published CBI survey, high street sales have grown at their fastest pace for more than a year in September – a further sign of recovery in the retail sector. The survey found almost half (46%) of firms reported sales volumes… Read more...
Survey: Can Consumers Trust Banks?
September 2013 - Financial Services
According to new research from Interxion, a leading European provider of carrier-neutral colocation data centre services; two thirds (68%) of British consumers trust banks to keep their data safe, far more than retailers (15%) and charities (9%). However,… Read more...
Irish Survey Finds 64% of Construction Companies Asked To Do a Job for Cash
September 2013 - Construction
A new Construction Industry Federation (CIF) survey of the “black economy” found, that almost two thirds (64%) of construction companies have been asked to carry out work for an underhand payment, and that half (54%) have been approached by construction… Read more...
Survey Finds Local Compacts are Hampered by Falling Resources
September 2013 - Local Government
Compact Voice’s third annual survey received 327 responses from people working across local authorities and voluntary sector organisations, covering over four fifths (85%) of the 165 local Compacts that currently exist in England. Of local Compacts,… Read more...
