All Christmas articles – Page 118
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JD Group set for bumper year
JD Group has forecast that its full-year earnings will be ahead of market expectations as it posted stellar Christmas sales figures.
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New Look profits rise at expense of sales
New Look has unveiled a like-for-like sales slump of 3.4 per cent over the 15 weeks to January 5.
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Good Christmas for Liberty, but Sale flat
Regent Street department store Liberty revealed solid Christmas trading this morning, with like-for-like sales up 5 per cent in the four weeks to Christmas Eve.
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Sainsbury's defies market gloom
Sainsbury’s has reported better-than-expected Christmas trading figures, with consumers not shying away from spending on food and drink despite the credit crunch.
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Asda boss hails grocer's 'best ever' Christmas
Asda chief executive Andy Bond today declared 2007 the grocer’s “best ever” festive season.
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Lush Christmas sales climb
Ethical beauty retailer Lush Cosmetics has reported a bumper Christmas with like-for-like sales up 5 per cent in December.
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Games propel Zavvi to strong Christmas
Entertainment retailer Zavvi enjoyed a strong first Christmas, driven by spectacular growth in game sales.
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Marks & Spencer's shares tumble after poor festive sales
High street bellwether Marks & Spencer has posted poor Christmas trading figures, sending its share price spiralling – down 18 per cent in early trading.
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Alexon profit buoyed by post-Christmas trade
Alexon revealed that post-Christmas trading lifted performance and that profits for the 52 weeks to January 26 are expected to be no lower than 12.5 million.
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Sainsbury's shares plunge on back of City festive fears
Sainsbury’s shares have slumped to their lowest in more than a year as fears swept the City that the grocer had a disappointing Christmas.
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Land of Leather warns on profits
Furniture retailer Land of Leather has issued a profit warning, after a weak start to post-Christmas Sales and appalling like-for-likes for the period between October 29 and January 3.
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PPR dodges festive gloom
Gucci owner PPR said that Christmas sales had been good, despite festive trading fears.
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John Lewis and Waitrose sales boom over Christmas
John Lewis toasted record sales in the week to December 29, putting it on the festive winners’ podium.
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Online searches for post-Christmas Sales soar
Boxing Day was the busiest online shopping day of 2007 and the number of bargain hunters searching for post-Christmas Sales online more than trebled during the festive holiday period.
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Online Sales have a long way to go
Newspaper images of shoppers fighting their way into stores would have deterred many from the high street Sales.
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Temporary truce
Temporary units in centres can anger permanent retailers – particularly at Christmas. Ben Cooper reports
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2008 will be a tough year
Happy new year. While Christmas wasn’t as bad as feared, there’s no chance that anyone in retail will be resting on their laurels in what will be a challenging 2008.
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Majestic recovers after tough November
Majestic Wine revealed a modest Christmas performance this morning, as its sales were hit by heavy discounting on alcohol by supermarkets.
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DSGi warns profit target will be missed by £50 million
Electricals giant DSGi has become the first victim of harsh Christmas trading conditions and issued a profit warning.
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Shoppers hit the streets this Christmas
UK shoppers hit the shops on mass this Christmas, raising retail sales by 3.8 per cent year on year, according to SpendingPulse. The growth represents a slight upturn compared to the 3.5 per cent growth in November. This year’s growth shows the strongest upsurge in Christmas spending in the last ...