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Survey Shows Independent Retailers Fear Online Rivals
September 2013 - Retail
The Latest Autumn Fair Retail Sentiment Survey, which interviewed an average of 700 independent retailers in surveys, carried out both this August and last August. They found two fifths (37%) now fear the threat of online rivals winning rising ecommerce sales… Read more...
Survey Discovers Heating Bills Concern Four Fifths of UK Population
September 2013 - Utilities
A recent BBC Radio 5 Live survey, conducted by ComRes, suggests that more than a third (38%) of people in the UK are concerned about paying for their heating bills this winter. Of respondents, a quarter (25%) reported that they had put up with “unacceptably… Read more...
Survey Reveals Nine in Ten Graduates Found Work Amid Recession
September 2013 - Education
A survey of 60,000 graduates, undertaken by the Higher Education Statistics Agency, recently found that more than four fifths (83%) were satisfied with their career, and two-thirds (66%) thought their course had given value for money. Nine tenths (87%) of… Read more...
Market Research Finds Stressed Students Perform Less Well in GCSEs
September 2013 - Education
Research in to GCSE attainment has found that students who are concerned about their attainment to the degree that it causes them stress are seemingly more likely to perform worse than those who display fewer signs of stress. In fact, the findings suggest… Read more...
Survey Finds Consumers Failing to Switch to Better Gas and Electric Deals
September 2013 - Utilities
The National Consumer Agency survey found that, among respondents, almost half (48%) of Irish consumers have never bothered comparing prices to see if they can get utilities such as gas and electricity for less by switching service providers. Furthermore,… Read more...
