Retail sales figures for July paint a picture of a harsh trading environment. With a headline figure of £26 billion for the entire retail sector, food-dominated retailing volumes showed a 1% drop, continuing an existing decline (http://www.statistics.gov.uk/pdfdir/rs0811.pdf). Retailers still have logistics vacancies to fill, but will be looking even more critically at the calibre of applicants, warns specialist logistics recruitment agency BiS-Henderson. Food retailers have seen an … [Read more...]