All Christmas articles – Page 53
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NewsMothercare's online growth powers UK like-for-like Christmas rise
Mothercare UK like-for-likes jumped 4.2% in the 13 weeks to January 9 powered by online growth.
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NewsSuperGroup posts like-for-like rise over Christmas as margins hold firm
Fashion retailer SuperGroup has reported a like-for-like increase of 1.2% in the 11 weeks to January 9.
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VideoThe Retail Week: Sainsbury's Home Retail bid, with guest Theo Paphitis
Theo Paphitis joins the Retail Week team to discuss Sainsbury’s Home Retail takeover attempt and Christmas trading updates.
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NewsWhite Stuff delivers strong Christmas like-for-likes and online growth
White Stuff reported strong Christmas trading online and in-store as like-for-likes jumped 11% alongside a sharp increase in online sales.
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OpinionBlog: Reflecting on the success of delivering Christmas 2015
Hermes head of marketing Joanne Morley discusses a successful peak trading period for both retailers and the delivery giant.
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NewsStrong fragrance and make-up sales help Superdrug record healthy Christmas
Superdrug sales increased 6.8% over the Christmas period, helped by strong demand for its fragrance lines and make-up gifts from brands such as Maybelline, GOSH and Makeup Revolution.
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VideoThe Retail Week: Sainsbury's bid, M&S and Sports Direct with Tony Shiret
Tony Shiret joins the team to discuss Christmas trading results, Sainsbury’s bid for Home Retail and Sports Direct’s profit warning.
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NewsBlue Inc plans to close a quarter of shops amid changing retail landscape
Fashion retailer Blue Inc is to shut a quarter of its stores as it seeks to focus on growth areas including online and international.
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OpinionOpinion: Consumer focus will mark out retail winners in 2016
While the golden quarter may have disappointed, 2016 is a new opportunity for retail to return to growth by focusing on consumer experience.
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VideoWatch: John Lewis’ Andy Street on Christmas trading results and 2016 plans
After recording a 5.1% rise in like-for-likes, John Lewis managing director Andy Street explains the impact of shifting trading patterns.
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NewsJohn Lewis posts Christmas sales rise as seasonal trading patterns shift
Like-for-like sales at John Lewis department stores rose over the Christmas period but fell at sister grocer Waitrose.
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DataChristmas trading 2015: Retailers battle it out for the top spot
Find out how retailers have performed during the critical Christmas trading period with our league table comparing like-for-like sales.
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NewsWaterstones shrugs off high street gloom with Christmas sales rise
Waterstones recorded growth across all categories in the festive season, thanks to more books “under the Christmas tree” this year.
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OpinionNeil Saunders: US retailers had reasonable but not spectacular Christmas
Although it is early in the reporting period, initial results suggest the holiday season for US retailers was reasonable but not spectacular.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Dick Smith and hedge spending tactic
Retail news round-up on January 5, 2016: Australian retailer Dick Smith placed in voluntary administration and shoppers use hedge spending tactic in sales.
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OpinionOpinion: Sports Direct made headlines, but JD Sports was the winner in 2015
The new year has started like the old one ended, as controversial sports retailer Sports Direct continues to hit the headlines.
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NewsInfographic: John Lewis reports 2.3% sales increase in Christmas week
Sales at John Lewis rose 2.3% to £129.2m in Christmas week, a performance which the retailer said was “suppressed” by the timing of clearance.
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NewsHigh streets bounce back on Boxing Day as shoppers shun etailers
High street footfall soared on Boxing Day as shoppers shunned online and flocked to bricks-and-mortar stores in search of post-Christmas bargains.
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NewsBoxing Day weekend limited trading hours to drive bargain hunters online
Sunday hours over the Boxing Day weekend are expected to impact store footfall as shoppers plan to go online instead, according to Barclaycard.
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OpinionOpinion: Christkindlmärkte over-hyped, overpriced and regrettably over here
When will cities realise that Christmas markets offer little to shoppers and don’t provide a boost for their permanent retailers?