All Christmas trading articles
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NewsFootfall has peaked at just the right time for retailers in the run-up to Christmas
Christmas might not have come early for retail but it is at least coming, with footfall predicted to soar over the last weekend before the big day.
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NewsShoppers’ Christmas spending set to rise according to new research
The cost of living crisis isn’t set to derail the festive cheer with consumers planning to spend 10% more on gifts and 60% more on food and drink this year.
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NewsProCook sales have jumped as Christmas trading momentum picks up
ProCook has said trading momentum has picked up and posted an increase in first-half sales during a strong golden quarter.
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NewsInditex has reported a strong start to Christmas trading as sales and profits soar
Zara owner Inditex has reported a strong start to festive trading, as sales and profits soared over the year.
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NewsGrocery sales forecast to exceed £13bn over Christmas for first time ever
Grocery sales are expected to exceed £13bn over the four weeks of December for the first time ever, according to the latest Kantar grocery market share data.
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VideoM&S doubles down on Dawn French in latest Christmas ads
Marks & Spencer has launched its 2024 Christmas food advert, featuring twice the amount of beloved actor and comedian Dawn French.
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Opinion‘Despite the consumer gloom, retailers still need to prepare for a hyper-competitve Black Friday’
While consumers are still price concious after the cost-of-living crisis, the coming Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales events still promise to be super lucrative for UK retailers – provided they can seize the opportunities writes YouGov’s UK head of consumer insights Sarika Rana.
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AnalysisCountdown to Christmas: How many temporary staff are retailers hiring?
It’s October, and that means the Golden Quarter has kicked off. With Christmas coming fast, Retail Week looks at how many temporary staff retailers are recruiting.
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NewsBoots sales rise as market share increases for 12th consecutive quarter
Boots has reported growth in both in-store and online sales in the three months ending February 29, 2024, as it delivered a retail market share growth for the 12th consecutive quarter.
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NewsAmazon profits surge after strong Christmas and growth in AWS
Amazon posted surging profits and sales that exceeded expectations on Wall Street off the back of strong festive trading and growth in its cloud computing arm.
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NewsSuperdry CFO steps down as it issues profit warning
Superdry reported a fall in sales and said it expects full-year profitability to be impacted as it blamed “a challenging consumer retail market” set against ”macroeconomic uncertainty and some remarkably unseasonal weather conditions” for its weakened financial performance.
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NewsWHSmith sales soar driven by ‘strongest ever’ travel division
WHSmith posted growth in sales in the 20 weeks to January 26, 2024, as it achieved its “strongest ever position as a global travel retailer”.
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NewsThe Fragrance Shop sales surge in 'exceptional' Christmas
The Fragrance Shop has posted a record-breaking Christmas as sales surged in the 13 weeks to December 31, 2023.
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AnalysisOwn-brand beauty: How ‘budget’ lines have disrupted the market
With beauty retailers enjoying a bumper Christmas trading period, the one thing they all had in common was the resounding success of their competitively-priced, own-brand products against the traditionally dominant branded offerings.
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NewsQuiz posts dip in sales due to inflation
Quiz has posted a drop in sales over Christmas as the “negative impact” of inflationary pressures on consumers took its toll on the fashion retailer.
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NewsPrimark posts rise in sales over Christmas
Primark has posted a rise in sales across its UK, European and US markets despite a “slow start” to Christmas trading due to unseasonally warm weather.
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AnalysisStores vs online − which won the wallets of Christmas shoppers?
Retail saw a stores renaissance in 2023, as many shoppers returned to bricks and mortar following a surge in online shopping during the pandemic.
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NewsBooths hails record Christmas week sales
Independent supermarket Booths has hailed record sales over the seven days leading up to Christmas.
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NewsTHG returns to revenue growth after ‘best performance of 2023’
THG, which owns health and beauty brands like Lookfantastic and MyProtein has posted a return to revenue growth in the “best quarterly performance of 2023.”
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NewsCard Factory delivers strong sales in festive season
Specialist retailer Card Factory has reported a strong performance in the run-up to Christmas as it expects to deliver adjusted profit before tax at the top of the range of market expectations.