All Christmas articles – Page 120
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Opinion
Spending scares are Christmas tradition
In the sad absence of my old rival Ratty I felt it would be useful to provide a DIY guide to the peak Christmas trading period, especially since this year there is an understandable fear factor.
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Analysis
Where’s the festive spirit?
Running a first-class store operation during the Christmas period is a challenge. Charlotte Dennis-Jones takes a walk down Oxford Street with Itim Consulting partner Simon Puryerto give their verdict on which retailers are holding up best under the festive pressure this year
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News
Retail Week Conference – Book before this Friday and save up to £150
Speakers confirmed for the event, which is taking place on 12th – 13th March 2008 at the Hilton London Metropole, include John Lewis’ Chairman Charlie Mayfield, Carphone Warehouse’s CEO Charles Dunstone and Alliance Boots’ Chairman Stefano Pessina. The Early Bird deadline for the Retail Week Conference 2008 (RWC08) ends on ...
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News
John Lewis bullish on Christmas after top week
John Lewis has forecast record Christmas sales after the department store registered its biggest ever weekly sales.
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Today to smash online shopping record
Today is expected to be a record shopping day online, with sales forecast to reach 370 million, treble a usual day’s rate.
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Analysis
The benefit of hindsight
Last year, Richard Ratner declared it would be the worst Christmas for 25 years. Luckily for retailers he was wrong, but will analysts’ predictions be proved right this year?
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News
Browett vows to put customers first at DSGi
Incoming DSGi group chief executive John Browett has vowed to pursue a customer-centric strategy and re-energise the electricals giant as he took the helm this week.
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Argos hit by Irish strike in key Christmas period
Catalogue store group Argos has been hit by strike action at its Republic of Ireland division at the height of the Christmas trading period.
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Poor performance stokes retailers’ fears of dire Christmas
Expectations of a tough Christmas trading period were intensified this week by awful trading statements and gloomy economic data.
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AnalysisChristmas ads: Let battle commence
Compelling Christmas ads can make or break a retailer’s festive season. Katie Kilgallen and Saatchi & Saatchi’s Bobby Hui settle in front of the TV to analyse this year’s efforts
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Opinion
Specialism and scale are crucial
Hopefully by the time you read this article there will have been a cut in interest rates.
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News
Asda staff net £12 million Christmas bonus
Asda has got into the festive spirit this Christmas by investing 12 million in a thank you present to its staff, including a 20 gift card to spend in stores.
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News
Heavy discounting lifts UK retail sales
UK retail sales in November improved marginally on the previous month, but came in well below the monthly average for both 2006 and 2007 to date.
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News
JD profits to soar, but sales growth slowing
JD Sports has revealed it expects profits to exceed market expectations despite a marked slowdown in sales growth over the past seven weeks.
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News
Traffic-free Oxford Street takes more than £100 million
Retailers in London’s West-end raked in more than 100 million on Saturday, as more than 1 million shoppers took to the streets to celebrate a traffic-free shopping event.
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John Lewis sales still growing
John Lewis reported a 9.3 per cent sales uplift week on week and 4.5 per cent year on year for the week to Saturday December 1.
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Analysis
Here today, gone tomorrow
Now you’ve got your Christmas temps in place, it is crucial that you train them well for this key period – even if they are a transient workforce. Liz Morrell finds out how to get them fired up
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News
HMV gears up for biggest ever Christmas drive
Entertainment giant HMV is to launch its biggest ever Christmas campaign next month, with its first entirely self-funded TV and magazine ad push.
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Opinion
Time for DSGi to take a breath
DSG International finance director Kevin O’Byrne cut a lonely figure presenting the company’s interim results this week.
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News
Toy prices set to soar as China crisis hits supply
Toy prices are expected to increase by more than 30 per cent next year, while the delays in stock coming out of China could mean some bestsellers are in short supply.