Retail is a tough low margin business, but how tough, and what does this mean as we enter into a strong consumer downturn? 

These are exactly the things that OC&C set out to examine in the first “State of Retail” report that looked at the financial performance of UK retailers over £35m of sales.  Issues covered include:

• Which categories are lowest margin and most vulnerable?
• What is the impact of scale and ownership on performance?
• How does the continued march online impact the bottom line?

Marcus Leroux looks at the results from OC&C's key State of Retail 2008 report compiled for The Times (17 November 2008).

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