News roundup--sales dip at Screwfix, John Lewis unveils new corporate sales service

Sales at DIY cataloguer Screwfix declined 3.6 percent in the 10 weeks to 10th July. At sister company B&Q, total sales declined 3.5 percent during the period. In a statement, Ian Cheshire, parent company Kingfisher's group chief executive, said the business was cautious about the outlook for consumer spending and will continue to "focus on carefully targeting our promotions to drive profitable sales, improving our cash margins and vigorously controlling our costs".

Vogue features Net-a-Porter founder Natalie Massenet's "style file".

John Lewis has launched a corporate sales service called John Lewis Solutions for Business, which provides commercial furnishings for use in show homes, halls of residences, hotel bedrooms, and more.

Fair-trade goods cataloguer Traidcraft is quoted in local news paper The Journal in an article about businesses adopting the internet as a sales channel

The Financial Times reports that second-quarter results at online marketplace eBay were boosted by the performance of PayPal. The article also added that eBay is doing well in the UK thanks to a recent overhaul, but that performance is weaker in the US.