Christmas retail news – Page 44
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NewsTed Baker posts "good" Christmas as retail sales surge 20.9%
Premium fashion brand Ted Baker experienced a 20.9% surge in retail sales over Christmas and has appointed the Football Association’s chairman David Bernstein.
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NewsSainsbury's Christmas like-for-likes up 0.9%
Sainsbury’s has posted like-for-like sales excluding petrol up 0.9% for the 14 weeks to January 5, and delivered what it said was a record-breaking Christmas.
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NewsShoppers flood online on Christmas Day and Boxing Day
The number of people accessing the internet from their smartphone or tablet on Christmas Day and Boxing Day reached an all-time high in 2012.
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NewsThe Works reports strong Christmas as online sales surge
Budget bookseller The Works has recorded a 6% rise in like-for-like sales in December as its ecommerce sales rocketed 300%.
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NewsMajestic Wine posts Christmas like-for-likes up 1.1%
Specialist retailer Majestic Wine revealed like-for-like sales jumped 1.1% across Christmas in a “challenging” market.
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NewsDebenhams posts best ever December sales
Debenhams has posted its highest ever December like-for-like sales, up 5% in the five weeks to January 5.
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NewsChristmas retail like-for-likes edge up 0.3%
Retailers are preparing for a flat trading year after like-for-like sales edged up just 0.3% in the critical December trading period, against a 2.2% increase in the same month the previous year.
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NewsBooths delivers record Christmas
Booths generated a 3.5% surge in like-for-like sales across the Christmas trading period, driven by customers planning ahead.
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NewsDecember spending "disappointing", says Visa Europe
Shopper spend fell 1.7% year-on-year in the crucial December trading period as spending on the high street dipped, according to Visa Europe.
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NewsMorrisons like-for-likes fall 2.5% after 'disappointing' Christmas
Morrisons has reported a “disappointing” performance over Christmas amid a “highly promotional market”.
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NewsRetailers braced for unprecedented level of January returns
Retailers are braced to receive more returned items than ever before as the growth of online shopping threatens to distort retailers’ sales figures.
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NewsWaitrose reports busiest Christmas in its history
Waitrose has reported the busiest Christmas and New Year trading period in its history as sales broke £300m for the first time.
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NewsNext Christmas sales up 3.9%
Fashion retailer Next posted total sales up 3.9% in the Christmas trading period, as it narrowed its profit guidance.
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NewsTwo thirds of etailers forecast sales growth for 2013
Nearly two thirds of online retailers are predicting sales growth in the year ahead, according to a poll by the Royal Mail.
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NewsAsda hit by online Christmas food delivery problems
Problems at grocer Asda’s online business over the festive season meant that some customers failed to receive their Christmas food orders.
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NewsWaitrose records "most successful" Christmas ever
Upmarket grocer Waitrose has recorded its “most successful” ever Christmas as sales grew 7.7% in the seven weeks to December 24.
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NewsJohn Lewis reports record weekly sales pre-Christmas
Department store business John Lewis has reported record weekly revenue in the run-up to Christmas and a similar start to its Sale.
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NewsBoxing Day Sales rush while Christmas trading expected to be average
Festive bargain hunters flooded shops the country on Boxing Day as the British Retail Consortium (BRC) said that overall Christmas trading is expected to be slightly up on last year.
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NewsBargain hunters to spend £4.7bn in post-Christmas Sales
Britons are to spend £4.7bn on the high street and online in a post-Christmas spending spree, according to MoneySupermarket.com.
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NewsRetailers offer up to 90% discounts on Christmas Eve
Retailers are offering discounts of up to 90% to tempt shoppers on Christmas Eve as more than a third of adults have left their gift buying to the last minute, according to research.