All Christmas trading articles – Page 18
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NewsAgenda: Ocado and DFS to update the market
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days, with updates from Ocado and DFS on the agenda.
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AnalysisThe winners and losers of Christmas 2017
The golden quarter was a tale of two halves as sales rocketed at some retailers while others fell behind, with clear lessons to be learnt for 2018.
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OpinionOpinion: What we learned from Christmas trading
We all know what happened over the festive period: a rise in grocery sales against fashion, brands with a differentiated offering excelling, and online growing for both multichannel and online-only retail.
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NewsAgenda: Conviviality, Joules and SCS update the market
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days, with updates from Conviviality, Joules and SCS on the agenda.
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DataData: Shopper sentiment to hold steady in 2018
Despite reports of rising inflation and stagnating wages squeezing household incomes, the majority of shoppers expect to spend as much on discretionary items this year as last.
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NewsWHSmith reports flat Christmas sales
WHSmith’s growing travel arm offset a poorer performance from high street stores over Christmas.
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NewsHotel Chocolat reports Christmas sales surge
Hotel Chocolat generated a 15% sales rise over the Christmas period.
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NewsPets at Home gets its bite back in third quarter
Pets at Home has reported rising sales across all categories as its new pricing strategy continues to gain momentum.
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NewsN Brown partners with Zalando amid festive sales rise
N Brown’s sales advanced in the golden quarter, during which it penned a new deal with online platform Zalando.
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NewsMamas & Papas reveals festive sales rise
Mamas & Papas has reported an increase in like-for-like sales over the Christmas period, with personal shopping playing a key role.
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NewsSelfridges posts record Christmas as stores draw shoppers
Selfridges has unveiled a record Christmas performance, highlighting the polarised fortunes of department stores over the peak trading period.
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NewsAgenda: Dixons Carphone, WHSmith, Asos and more
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days, with updates from Dixons Carphone, N Brown, Pets at Home, WHSmith and Asos on the agenda.
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NewsCarpetright boss Wilf Walsh: ‘It’s not Armageddon’
Carpetright chief executive Wilf Walsh insists that the retailer is “better positioned than most” to survive a prolonged consumer downturn.
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NewsBonmarché sales sink as golden quarter fails to deliver
Bonmarché has reported plunging sales during the golden quarter, with the festive period dragging down its half-year performance.
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NewsCarpetright issues profit warning after poor Christmas
Carpetright has issued a profit warning following a post-Christmas trading period that was “significantly behind expectations”.
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NewsSuperdrug Christmas sales spike spurred by brow kits
Superdrug has recorded an upsurge in its festive sales bolstered by ‘the selfie generation’ as shoppers snapped up highlighter and brow products.
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NewsPrimark like-for-like sales climb over Christmas
Primark has unveiled an increase in total and like-for-like sales over Christmas.
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NewsHalfords posts Christmas sales rise as new boss starts
Halfords has reported an uplift in Christmas sales but cautioned that the trading environment remains subdued.
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NewsBurberry’s UK sales fall as it faces tough comparatives
Burberry group like-for-likes edged up 2% over the golden quarter, but tough comparatives led to a high single-digit percentage sales fall in the UK.
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NewsThe Works celebrates record Christmas performance
The Works has hailed its “strongest ever” Christmas trading performance, notching up record growth both in stores and online.