Christmas retail news – Page 65
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Retailers' pre-Christmas Sales to hit new record
Retailers will embark on the biggest ever pre-Christmas Sales drive from now until Christmas Eve in a last-ditch attempt to lure shoppers onto the high street.
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M&S online Sale to begin on Christmas Day
Marks & Spencer will launch its post-Christmas Sale online on Christmas Day and open the majority of its stores at 6am on December 27 for the start of its Sale in stores.
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£100 million Christmas day spend expected online
Shoppers are expected to spend over 100 million on Christmas day this year with 5 million people set to go online.
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Farepak customers still waiting for compensation
Customers of collapsed Christmas hamper group Farepak will have to wait till next year to receive compensation from its liquidators.
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Cloudy outlook for January Sales
Shoppers look likely to come out in force for the January Sales but intend to spend less, confirming fears that retailers will continue to face tough conditions in the new year.
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John Lewis sales continue to rise
John Lewis said its sales have continued to gain momentum in the run-up to Christmas as it revealed its top sellers in the trading days from Sunday December 14 to Wednesday December 17.
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City waits with bated breath as Christmas hangs in the balance
Goodwill towards retailers was in short supply as the countdown to Christmas became increasingly nervy.
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Retailers insist Christmas trade can be clawed back this weekend
Retailers cling to hopes of a last-minute flurry of Christmas shoppers this weekend but fear trading conditions will be desperate in the new year.
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Argos launches biggest ever Christmas Sale
Argos has become the latest retailer to offer unprecedented discounting in the run-up to Christmas, launching a half-price Sale that the retailer said was its biggest ever.
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Marks & Spencer sales have slumped
Updated: Marks & Spencer’s sales fell of a cliff last week as core categories slumped by as much as 30 per cent, it is understood.
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Pre-Christmas discounting hits record level
Retailers' pre-Christmas discounting has reached record levels and even deeper reductions are expected as store groups desperately clear stock.
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Christmas spending intentions fall again
The amount shoppers intend to spend this Christmas has fallen again and the outlook for January Sales is uncertain, GFK NOP data exclusively revealed to Retail Week has shown.
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John Lewis posts record technology sales
John Lewis has continued to gain sales momentum after notching up a record week for its technology products.
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House of Fraser launches pre-Christmas Sale
House of Fraser has launched a pre-Christmas Sale with up to 50 per cent off throughout its stores and online.
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'Mega Monday' delivers biggest sales online
“Mega Monday” delivered a strong sales lift for retailers who enjoyed their biggest day of online sales so far this year, despite traffic failing to reach an expected peak.
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Marks & Spencer unveils seasonal promotions
Marks & Spencer has unveiled a swathe of promotions applicable from Thursday as high street stores battle for spend ahead of Christmas.
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Debenhams to launch third three-day Sale
Debenhams is to launch another three-day Christmas Sale, just three days after its last 20 per cent-off promotion and its third in four weeks.
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Tesco triggers toys price war
Tesco has sparked a price war after slashing the prices of hundreds of its toys by up to 60 per cent.
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Oxford Street festival draws 2 million shoppers
More than 2 million shoppers flooded London's West End this weekend taking advantage of big retail discounts and a traffic-free Regent Street and Oxford Street in the run-up to Christmas, it was claimed today.
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John Lewis online sales set to break daily record
John Lewis expects today (December 8) to be its biggest to date for online sales after notching up a record week at Johnlewis.com.