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All Christmas trading articles
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Opinion‘ONS figures add unnecessarily to retail doom and gloom’
Yes, the retail industry faces challenges, but the way the official sales data is presented risks distorting the picture, believes George MacDonald
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Opinion‘Are the lights turning back on in the home and furniture market?’
Updates from DFS and Dunelm this week struck a cautious note, but there are signs of life in the home goods category, including a big move by Primark, believes George MacDonald
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NewsSuperdrug has seen its ‘best Christmas ever’ driven by gift sets and hair care
Superdrug has recorded its “best Christmas ever” as gift sets and hair care saw high sales over the festive period.
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NewsCurrys has raised its profit outlook following ‘strong peak trading’
Electricals giant Currys has raised its profit outlook for the year after boss Alex Baldock hailed “strong peak trading” over the Christmas period.
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NewsBooths has reported record Christmas trading
Independent grocery chain Booths has hailed a record Christmas period, driven by what the retailer said was its service, quality and availability.
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AnalysisAfter a very merry ecommerce Christmas, Ocado aims to keep the cheer rolling into 2025
After delivering a record-breaking Christmas on the back of the best part of a year of constant growth, Ocado is riding high. How does it plan to keep up the momentum?
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NewsMajestic Wine toasts ‘best-ever Christmas’ as new customers splash out
Majestic Wine has toasted its biggest ever Christmas, as new customers splashed out on fine wines, champagne and sparkling during the festive period.
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NewsSosandar has announced new stores after Christmas revenue dip
Sosandar is marching ahead with store expansion despite a dip in revenue over Christmas.
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InterviewQ&A: Tesco boss on customer sentiment, Christmas and dealing with increased costs
On a day that Tesco delivered the results of its “biggest ever Christmas”, chief executive Ken Murphy and chief financial officer Imran Nawaz spoke to the press about how customers behaved during the busy festive period, and how the grocery giant will deal with mounting costs.
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NewsB&M has driven profit and sales growth over golden quarter trading period
Value variety retailer B&M has recorded a rise in profit and sales following “disciplined operational execution” over the golden quarter trading period.
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NewsGreggs has surpassed £2bn in sales as it expects to maintain growth in 2025
Food-to-go retailer Greggs has reported it has surpassed £2bn in its full-year trading period, in what its chief executive described as a “another year of good progress”.
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NewsM&S sees ‘another good Christmas’ as investment in quality and value pays off
Marks & Spencer has recorded “another good Christmas” as sales across food, home and beauty rose over the festive period.
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NewsTesco sales jump as boss Murphy hails ‘biggest ever Christmas’
Tesco has delivered a jump in sales as boss Ken Murphy said the grocer’s focus on investing in value, quality and service led to it delivering its “biggest ever Christmas” trading period.
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NewsPrices will be higher in 2025 as Christmas trading fails to meet expectations
Shop prices will increase during the course of 2025 after the key festive trading period failed to meet expectations, according to the British Retail Consortium.
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NewsMamas & Papas to open 20 new international stores after record golden quarter
Mamas & Papas is set to expand its international store footprint after reporting a ‘record golden quarter’ in which it hit a new UK market share peak.
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Opinion‘There was no Christmas cheer at Asda, but don’t rule out a happier new year’
Asda, grocery’s leftover sprout at Christmas, will be one of the stories of the year as it battles to turn around performance under new chair Allan Leighton, says George MacDonald
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NewsProCook sales have soared as Black Friday and Christmas campaigns pay off
ProCook has reported a “strong peak trading performance” as its focus on Black Friday and Christmas offers, product ranges and inventory levels paid off.
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NewsTopps Tiles has returned to sales growth as CEO announces retirement
Topps Tiles has reported surging sales during the first quarter as the search for a new chief executive begins to succeed long-serving boss Rob Parker.
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NewsSeasalt has posted ‘impressive’ sales growth but warns of Budget pressures
Cornish clothing brand Seasalt has recorded “impressive sales” over the festive trading period, with online, stores, wholesale and marketplace partner sales all increasing.
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AnalysisNext lays bare added costs from Budget raid as it updates on Christmas trading
After Next gave an update on its festive performance and unveiled plans to raise prices in a bid to offset “unusually high” cost increases to the business as a result of last year’s Budget, Retail Week takes a look at what 2025 looks like for the fashion giant