All articles by Alex Lawson – Page 6
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Analysis
Analysis: What went wrong for grocers at Christmas?
Many of the challenges facing the grocers were magnified over the Christmas trading period. Alex Lawson looks at why big names suffered and who managed to win sales.
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News
Thorntons sales increase over crucial Christmas period
Thorntons has posted a 6.3% rise in total sales to £93.1m in the second quarter powered by both its manufacturing and retail arms.
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Ocado fourth-quarter sales rise driven by strong Christmas
Ocado’s sales rose over Christmas as the online grocer created more capacity to deliver orders and enticed new customers.
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Dixons sales rise after ‘lively’ Christmas
Dixons achieved strong sales growth over a “lively” Christmas, during which the retailer took £100,000 a minute on Boxing Day in the UK and Ireland.
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Laura Ashley disposes of Moss Bros stake
Homewares retailer Laura Ashley has disposed of its stake in formalwear specialist Moss Bros.
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Mobile phone retailer EE opens new format store
Mobile phone retailer EE is to open a tranche of statement stores in a new format which includes an innovation hub displaying cutting-edge products yet to hit the market.
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Game Christmas like-for-likes rocket 90% driven by consoles
Game has reported a meteoric rise in sales over Christmas as like-for-likes shot up 90% buoyed by the release of two new games consoles.
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Retailers confident horse meat scandal will not happen again
Retailers are confident measures have been put in place to prevent another horse meat crisis despite scepticism from shoppers and little action by manufacturers.
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Aldi wins discount Christmas as Morrisons sales decline
Aldi and Lidl achieved meteoric sales growth over Christmas at the expense of Morrisons, the only one of the big four grocers to experience slowing sales.
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News
Argos boss John Walden poised to take top job at Home Retail
Argos owner Home Retail Group is likely to appoint the multichannel retailer’s boss John Walden as its new group chief executive.
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Footfall slumps in December as shoppers desert the high street
Footfall slumped on the high street in December as shoppers made fewer festive trips and spent online in greater numbers.
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Convenience store giant McColl's posts strong Christmas sales
Convenience store and newsagents group McColl’s has reported a rise in festive sales as it eyes a float.
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Moss Bros to beat profit forecast after stellar Christmas
Menswear retailer Moss Bros expects to beat full-year profit forecasts after posting a surge in Christmas sales.
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Asos sales surge as Christmas shoppers flock online
Fashion etailer Asos has reported a jump in festive takings as shoppers went online and spurred a retail sales rise of 38% to £335.7m.
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Lidl stops selling sweets at checkouts
Lidl is removing sweets and chocolates from tills across its 600-store estate in favour of its ‘Healthy Checkouts’.
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Analysis
Analysis: Morrisons online grocery service mystery-shopped by Retail Week
Morrisons today launched its much vaunted online grocery delivery service with the first orders distributed in the Midlands. Retail Week tested out the service.
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News
Scottish large retailer business rates levy to end next year
A business rates levy on large retailers in Scotland is to end in 2015 after raising a forecast £95m.
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Infographic: John Lewis’ Clearance Sale drives revenue boost
John Lewis recorded a 23.6% increase in sales to £113.4m last week as its Clearance Sale enticed shoppers.
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News
JD posts increase in like-for-like sales over Christmas
JD Sports Fashion has reported a step up in like-for-like sales growth over Christmas, aided by a strong performance in its core sports arm.
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News
Joules reports strong Christmas trading
Lifestyle brand and retailer Joules achieved a surge in sales over Christmas on the back of a strong product offer and an uplift in multichannel shoppers.