All Christmas articles – Page 12
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VideoWatch: Sports Direct signs football legends for Christmas ad
Sports Direct has enlisted a roster of football legends for its Christmas advert.
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Retail VoiceConsumers are not in a forgiving mood this holiday season
Despite tough trading conditions, consumers have higher expectations for customer service than ever before. Zendesk’s Eric Jorgensen examines how smart retailers are preparing for the most challenging golden quarter in years
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VideoWatch: M&S clothing ad pledges funds to 1,000 community groups
Marks and Spencer’s clothing and home division has placed community at the heart of its Christmas advert this year.
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VideoWatch: Sainsbury's, Asda and Morrisons release Christmas adverts
Sainsbury’s, Asda and Morrisons have all launched their Christmas adverts focusing on everything from own-brand products to Farmer Christmas and a certain famous elf.
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VideoWatch: Boots teams up with TikTok and Meta for Christmas campaign
Boots’ Christmas advert brings a message of “joy for all” amid the cost-of-living crisis.
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AnalysisHow Sainsbury's is shaping up for Christmas: value, own-brand and resurgent Argos
After reporting first-half results today, Sainsbury’s chief executive Simon Roberts looked forward to the coming Christmas period, which is set to be more value-led than any in living memory.
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DataData: Winter World Cup to add £269m to 2022 Black Friday spend
The unprecedented winter World Cup is expected to add £269m to this year’s Black Friday spending, though the cost-of-living crisis will lessen overall participation in the Sales event.
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NewsMarks & Spencer locks down prices of popular food lines until 2023
Marks & Spencer has frozen prices on a raft of food lines until the end of January next year as shoppers confront the cost-of-living crisis.
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VideoWatch: French and Saunders star in M&S Food Christmas ad
Marks and Spencer have launched their Christmas food advert starring Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders.
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Retail VoiceWhy retailers need to listen, not shout
With Christmas creeping ever closer, Adobe’s Suzanne Steele explains what consumers really want from retailers this festive season is empathy
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InterviewInterview: Biscuiteers founder Harriet Hastings on Christmas, mail strikes and cheap imitations
Biscuiteers founder Harriet Hastings has baked herself a multi-million-pound high-end biscuit empire. She reflects on how she built her business and how it plans to deal with historic lows in consumer confidence and rampant inflation
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AnalysisAnalysis: What are retailers doing to avoid a nightmare before Christmas?
Retailers need a Christmas miracle. With unaffordable fuel bills and economic turmoil wreaking havoc on consumer confidence, the backdrop of this year’s festive season is looking closer to a Dickens novel than a winter wonderland
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VideoWatch: Very ad highlights credit offer to help families fund Christmas
Very has launched its festive advert aiming to help families afford Christmas amid the cost-of-living crisis.
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OpinionMurray Lambell: 'Strikes will be the grinch that ruins Christmas for retailers'
We stand ready to help small businesses impacted by postal strikes this golden quarter, says eBay UK boss Murray Lambell
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NewsRetailers to splurge record £446m on golden quarter advertising
Retailers are taking their marketing and advertising spending to record levels this golden quarter, as the deepening cost-of-living crisis forces customers to cut discretionary purchases.
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Opinion‘Retailers can’t afford to neglect their workforce during golden quarter and beyond’
As the cost-of-living crisis deepens in the run-up to Christmas, the retail workforce could hold the key to survival, says Accenture retail strategy lead for Europe Kelly Askew
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NewsTesco to hire 15,000 temporary staff over Christmas
Grocery giant Tesco has announced plans to hire 15,000 temporary staff for Christmas to help customers over the busy festive period.
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NewsExclusive: Fenwick sales rise and losses slashed after weaning itself off ‘discounts drug’
Department store business Fenwick increased sales and cut losses last year as it turned pandemic challenges into opportunities by changing its business model.
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AnalysisPrime Early Sale: Amazon throws a rock through retail’s golden quarter trading window
With Amazon going on the offensive early with the launch of an October Prime promotion, what will the impact be on retail’s crucial golden quarter trading period?
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NewsQuiz Clothing sales jump as customers seek 'glamorous looks at value prices'
Quiz Clothing has recorded an uplift in sales over the last six months as its occasionwear and dresses resonate with consumers.