Richard Perks Quotations

These figures must mean that profit expectations are going to go up for this year. It has really gained a huge amount of market share. This is real sales growth.

It's a clever move because it will allow it to test the water. There's scope to succeed because it won't be going head to head with Wal-Mart, but operating a complementary business where you can do a top-up shop and buy everyday essentials there and then do your full monthly shop at Wal-Mart.

They'll have to come up with something after deliberating for two years, but it's unlikely to be much.

The doom-mongers of a couple of months ago have been proved wrong. Despite all the bad news, consumer confidence doesn't seem to be hit. People are still out there spending.