All Christmas articles – Page 116
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Morrisons’ Christmas ahead of the pack
Morrisons trounced its supermarket competitors to report a bumper Christmas, when like-for-like sales advanced 9.5 per cent in the six weeks to January 6.
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Retail sales slow down
Shoppers opened their purses sparingly at Christmas, as official figures showed retail sales started to slow down.
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AnalysisThe end of the affair?
The City has fallen out of love with retail, as share prices tumble on the back of disappointing Christmas trading. George MacDonald asks whether it is a trial separation or a case for divorce
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Opinion
M&S’s knight is not beaten yet
Would Marks & Spencer’s investors have been better off if Sir Philip Green had succeeded with his 400p takeover proposal three years ago?
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Home shopping groups avoid slump with solid like-for-likes
Home shopping continued to outperform market expectations as N Brown, Ideal Shopping Direct and Findel all reported strong like-for-like sales growth over the Christmas trading period.
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Boots Christmas like-for-likes exude health
Alliance Boots is understood to have bucked the dismal Christmas trading trend to post healthy like-for-like sales in the final quarter of 2007.
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Worth It is ticket to Woolworths’ return to profit
Woolworths expects to return its retail arm to profit this year, helped by the success of its Worth It value range.
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Pampered pooches spur on Pets at Home
While many retailers suffered a dog of a Christmas, heavy spending on presents for pets delivered a seasonal sales surge for specialist Pets at Home.
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Tesco shares oversold, analysts claim
Tesco’s shares plunged as the retailer became the latest big name for analysts to brand oversold after a disappointing Christmas.
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Thorntons festive sales climb
Thorntons has reported strong festive sales, driven by robust performances at all its divisions.
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Primark Christmas sales soar 26%
Christmas trading at value retailer Primark was ahead of expectations, parent company Associated British Foods (ABF) disclosed.
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HMV celebrates festive sales surge
Shares in HMV jumped 15 per cent this morning after the tills rang out at Christmas for the entertainment retailer.
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Comet seasonal like-for-likes flat
Comet, the UK electricals chain owned by Anglo-French retailer Kesa, has posted like-for-like growth of 0.7 per cent for the period from November 1 to January 8.
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Woolworths vows to return stores to profit this year
Woolworths’ retail arm unveiled a fall in comparable sales this morning, with like-for-likes down 3.2 per cent for the 49 weeks to January 12, but said that the stores business would return to profitability this year.
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Mothercare Christmas sales rocket
Mothercare has posted stellar third-quarter results and expects profits for its full year to be near the top end of market expectations.
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Game's acquisition of Gamestation cleared
The Competition Commission has cleared Game’s acquisition of Gamestation.
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Clinton Cards enjoys positive Christmas
Clinton Cards, the UK’s largest specialist greetings card retailer, reported group like-for-like sales for the Christmas period up 2.5 per cent.
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Booths sales excel at Christmas
Sales at upscale regional supermarket operator Booths climbed 7.6 per cent in the four-week period to January 5.
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Burberry sales surge
Luxury brand Burberry recorded a surge in third-quarter sales, but retail sales were at a lower level than the retailer planned.
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Game celebrates “outstanding” Christmas
Computer entertainment specialist Game has disclosed stellar Christmas trading figures, as a result of focus on a changing customer base and “unprecedented” range and quality of products.