What to make of Black Friday – the latest retail phenomenon imported from the USA that looks set to rival Halloween as a shopping bonanza? Personally I can think of nothing worse than scuffling...

Speaking to retailers and finance providers, a new trend is emerging surrounding FCA ‘regulations’. Because these regulations are in fact principles, rather than clear and easy to follow laws,...

Publication of our annual Website Report (launched at our Digital Landscape conference on Friday) is always a tense moment. By and large we try to avoid judging the industry, giving out awards or...

We write a lot about alternative retail concepts at Auto Retail Network. Will this or that new idea work and should others follow suit? This week it’s the turn of Rockar Hyundai. The company’s line...

Sold a used car lately? Of course you have. Allow me to rephrase my question: what I mean is, have you done as some of your customers do – draft an advertisement, take pictures and then post them on...

It may still be October, but I know that businesses across the UK are planning for 2015 and one of those points that must be under assessment is new car registrations. The SMMT claims the new car...