Christmas retail news – Page 14
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NewsNext edges up profit guidance as Christmas sales beat expectations
Next has recorded an increase in full-price sales over the festive period ahead of internal expectations, spurred by online, and has upped its full-year guidance as a result.
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NewsRetail discounts deepen in December in bid to lure shoppers
Shop prices fell in December as non-food prices dropped significantly below the 12-month average for the fifth consecutive month.
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NewsRetailers report subdued Christmas spend as footfall plummets
Retailers registered tough trading during December as footfall declined throughout the crucial post-Christmas period.
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NewsJohn Lewis weekly sales fall as shoppers shun tech promotions
Sales at John Lewis & Partners department stores slid last week but there was a strong rise at grocery stablemate Waitrose & Partners.
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NewsSales off to slow start as Boxing Day footfall slides
Boxing Day Sales got off to a slow start yesterday for bricks-and-mortar stores as footfall declined in the early part of the day.
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NewsChristmas Eve suffers sluggish start after manic Monday
Footfall to retail destinations slumped during Christmas Eve morning following a spike in shopper numbers on Monday.
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NewsTesco withdraws Christmas cards after forced labour claims
Tesco has stopped the production of its charity Christmas cards after a six-year-old girl found a note allegedly from a prisoner in a Chinese warehouse forced to work.
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NewsClimate crisis makes little impact to Christmas spending
Consumer spending over the festive period is hardly impacted by environmental issues such as climate change, according to a new shopper survey.
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NewsPre-Christmas footfall set to rise, aided by Super Saturday boost
Festive footfall in the run-up to Christmas is forecast to rise despite Black Friday numbers pulling sales forward.
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NewsPre-Christmas discounting by retailers hits record levels
Discounting by retailers has hit an unprecedented level in the run-up to Christmas and even deeper price cuts are expected.
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NewsData: Shoppers spent £2bn on Christmas gifts during Black Friday
The struggling UK retail sector may not get the Christmas sales boost it desires, as new research shows many customers did the majority of their festive shopping during the Black Friday sales.
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NewsSupermarket sales growth slows as election approaches
Supermarket sales growth slowed as the UK geared up for its first December election since 1923, according to the latest figures from Kantar.
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NewsChristmas spend forecast to slip despite Black Friday uplift
Black Friday sales confounded expectations as the post-payday discount bonanza delivered sales and footfall uplifts, but festive spend is still forecast to be in decline.
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NewsBlack Friday boosts sales in ‘strong’ November, say BRC-KPMG
The latest BRC-KPMG sales figures registered a welcome boost for retailers in November.
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NewsShop prices fall in run-up to Christmas trading
Shop prices fell in November for the sixth consecutive month, as the BRC hopes for a positive impact on Christmas trading.
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NewsUK Christmas shopping budgets to increase as customers return to stores
UK consumers intend to spend an average of £6 more on Christmas this year and would prefer to buy gifts and food in-store, according to new research from Deloitte.
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NewsMarket share growth slows as grocers gear up for Christmas
The grocery market saw growth slow over the last 12 weeks, as supermarkets across the UK began to gear up for the festive period.
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NewsLovehoney unveils first bricks-and-mortar pop-up
Lovehoney has launched its first physical pop-up store in London in a bid to “experiment” with educating customers about their sexual happiness offline.
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NewsArgos warns shoppers about possible Brexit price rises
General merchandise giant Argos has cautioned customers that Brexit uncertainty may lead to higher prices.
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NewsPoundland to move from ‘single’ to ‘simple’ pricing at all stores
Poundland is rolling out its ‘simple’ price proposition across its 840-strong store estate following a successful trial.