SURREY, ENGLAND, June 15, 2011 (Press-News.org) With the British Retail Consortium (BRC) this week announcing that the UK retail sector saw a fall in sales of 2.1% in May - plus also online sales down by 10.4% - voucher code website DiscountVouchers.co.uk is calling on the industry to work together to address the slump. The retail deals specialist believes that the retail sector must put more creative ideas in place to bring customers back onside.
Doug Scott, managing director of DiscountVouchers.co.uk, says: "We're only too aware that people are still having to watch what they spend, but retail still needs to act to boost the sales figures in the sector. It's all too easy to blame the slump in May on Internet retailers, but to arrest the slump it's important for the high street to give online players the money-saving offers to work with - which will see more consumers return to the stores."
"The key is going to be how online players and high street retailers partner up and work together. We do not need to work against one another, we need to complement each other and give shoppers throughout the UK an enhanced experience which will see more of them returning to the high street with confidence."
DiscountVouchers.co.uk is among the country's leading money saving websites and each day more than 75,000 online consumers visit the website. The site is updated in real time and each day offers shoppers deals for over 800 retailers. This year so far has seen demand for the site's deals and vouchers rise by 64%.
"Shoppers today are smarter than ever and know where to go online to find money-saving deals - this is something that the high street stores need to factor in to their planning," Doug goes on. "Everyone uses the 'net on a daily basis and with social media usage continuing to increase it's easier than ever to share deals and compare prices - also something that high street retailers have to come to terms with and work with online retailers to regain shoppers' trust."
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DiscountVouchers.co.uk features the latest money saving offers from a growing range of retailers, all updated in real time. Designed to help consumers save money with both leading high street brands and specialist retailers, DiscountVouchers.co.uk offers one of the widest choices of discounts available.
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Online voucher codes specialist says web and high street need to partner up to address poor retail figures from month of May.
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