Christmas retail news – Page 56
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NewsAsda breaks with tradition with Christmas loyalty scheme launch
Food and general merchandise group Asda has launched a Christmas customer loyalty initiative as big retailers make an early play for seasonal spend.
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NewsRetailers to enjoy best Christmas since 2007, Verdict forecasts
This Christmas will be the best for retailers since 2007 and sales are likely to rise 1.9% to £85.2bn.
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NewsMarks & Spencer to hire 20,000 Christmas staff
Marks & Spencer is hiring 20,000 seasonal staff as the crucial Christmas trading season gets under way.
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NewsGrocers warn on level of promotions
Record amount of goods being sold on promotion but Philips and Brasher warn levels can’t rise higher.
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NewsChristmas comes early for Argos with three-for-two toy promotion
Catalogue store group Argos shifted 2 million units during its three-for-two toy promotion a fortnight ago, staged to make an early play for Christmas sales.
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NewsEmerging technology will be Christmas best-seller
John Lewis has said emerging technology will be a hit this Christmas, alongside quality heritage products.
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NewsJohn Lewis scores early Christmas wins
Sales at the John Lewis Christmas shop are up dramatically on last year, with figures for the first 11 days of trading showing sales are up by 15.8%.
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NewsHMV hopes Christmas will halt sales plunge
HMV anticipates a good Christmas despite like-for-likes at its eponymous entertainment chain plunging 14.9% in the first quarter.
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NewsSuperdrug signs up Gavin & Stacey star Joanna Page to front ads
Superdrug has signed up former Gavin & Stacey star Joanna Page as the new face of the health and beauty retailer.
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NewsTK Maxx plots marketing blitz to turn round disappointing sales
TK Maxx, the off-price retailer, has doubled its investment in its Christmas advertising campaign - its first TV ad campaign since spring 2008.
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NewsSuperdrug plans Christmas ad campaign to win back shoppers
Health and beauty retailer Superdrug is to launch its first TV advertising campaign for 10 years in October, in a bid get customers to rediscover the brand.
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NewsAmazon bets on Christmas winners
Amazon is betting on games hardware Microsoft Kinect and Sony Move to be its biggest sellers this Christmas as the etail giant revealed global sales rose 41% in its second quarter to $6.57bn (£4.34bn).
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NewsSelfridges drives Christmas
Selfridges has chosen the theme ‘Play’ for this Christmas, celebrating a return to fun and frivolity and a move away from the more austere traditional festive themes seen at the height of the recession last year.
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NewsSelfridges celebrates early Christmas
While the country prepares to bask in a mini-heatwave, Selfridges is getting into the spirit of Christmas and is gearing up to open its Christmas store earlier than ever before.
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NewsWHSmith festive sales slide but book market share grows
WHSmith has gained share in a dismal books market in which rival Borders collapsed and the boss of Waterstone’s stepped down following a terrible Christmas.
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NewsBeales prospects improve as it slashes losses
Department store chain Beales reported a resilient full-year performance and reduced pre-tax losses by more than a third.
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NewsAll Saints Christmas like-for-likes soar 32%
All Saints has reported a strong festive period, with like-for-like sales up 32% from December 1 to date.
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NewsH&M reports strong Christmas trading
Swedish fashion giant H&M has reported sales in over the Christmas period of December were up 15% in local currencies.
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NewsDemand for traditional products lifts Dobbies Christmas sales
Garden centre group Dobbies has posted a Christmas sales rise after consumers snapped up traditional seasonal products.
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NewsBeales cuts losses after Christmas sales rise
Independent department store chain Beales said like-for-like sales rose 2.8% at Christmas and that full-year pre-tax losses reduced by more than a third.