Christmas retail news – Page 61
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NewsShop Direct reports festive total sales up 6.3%
Home shopping retailer Shop Direct Group reported total sales up 6.3% for the six weeks ended January 1.
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NewsNext exceeds Christmas expectations
Stronger than expected Christmas sales rounded off a strong second half for Next with like-for-like sales in the 22 weeks to Christmas Eve up 3.2%.
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NewsOriginal Factory Shop reports record Christmas
Value department store chain Original Factory Shop has reported record sales over the Christmas period, with a year-on-year sales lift of 48.3%.
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NewsJohn Lewis reports bumper Christmas trading
John Lewis has delivered a bumper Christmas trading update, with like-for-like sales up 12.7% in the five weeks to January 2.
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NewsFootfall ahead 9% on New Year's Day
Footfall on New Year’s Day rose 9% year-on-year, according to the Preliminary Experian FootFall UK National Index.
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NewsRetailers prepare to update on Christmas trading
Retailers including John Lewis, M&S, Next, Sainsbury’s, JD Sports Fashion are to reveal key Christmas trading updates this week which will be seen as key indicators to how successful the festive period was for the retail sector.
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NewsVAT returns to 17.5%
VAT returns to 17.5% on New Year’s Eve, but many retailers are not intending to pass on the increase immediately.
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NewsFootfall growth slows compared to weekend
Footfall in UK shopping centres was up 2.5% this Monday to Wednesday compared to the same days last year.
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NewsStrong post-Christmas shopper numbers
The post-Christmas Sales have got off to a strong start, with shopper numbers well up on 2008.
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NewsJohn Lewis reports strong start to online Clearance
The first three days of John Lewis’s Clearance sale online recorded sales up 23% on last year.
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NewsFootfall builds in final run up to Christmas
Shopper numbers were up over 6% in the three days from the 21-23 December compared to the same three days last year, according to Experian.
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NewsJohn Lewis running 27% ahead of last year
John Lewis revealed this morning that sales from Sunday to Wednesday this week were up 27% on 2008 levels.
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NewsM&S reveals Sale plans
Marks & Spencer will start its online sale at 12.01am on Christmas Day, with the Sale in store starting on Sunday, December 27.
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NewsTesco starts online Sale early
Tesco launched its online Sale yesterday, as other retailers also gear up to start their Sales before Christmas on the web.
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NewsSnow hits weekend footfall
Footfall was down nearly 7% this weekend on the same weekend last year, with the wintry weather being blamed.
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NewsRetail shares waver as Christmas draws near
As Christmas nears, general retailers were down against the market as store chiefs and investors alike wait with bated breath to see how festive trading turns out.
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NewsSuperdrug to slash prices in £5m Sale
Superdrug is to launch a £5m Sale on Boxing Day, cutting the prices across its stores by up to 80%.
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NewsTraditional brands lead sales on eBay
EBay has said that shoppers are sticking with traditional and trusted brands this Christmas, with sales of toy brands such as Lego and Playmobil proving popular with customers.
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NewsChristmas trading: It’ll be alright on the night
Fears of poor festive trading have been confounded and Christmas is all but in the bag, leading retailers say.
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NewsRetailers confident of improving Christmas trade
Retailers are confident that this Christmas will be no worse than last year, according to British Retail Consortium figures.