All Christmas trading articles
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NewsEve Sleep losses narrow after record festive sales
Eve Sleep has reported strong sales for 2020 including record Black Friday and Boxing Day events.
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Pets at Home sales climb as customer numbers soar
Pets at Home has recorded an uptick in sales over the golden quarter, as the retailer “adapted to the changing environment” amid the pandemic.
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Burberry hails ‘good progress’ as online sales surge over Christmas
Burberry has posted a spike in online sales during the golden quarter as it hailed “good progress” on its transformation strategy.
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WHSmith delivers ‘better than anticipated’ Christmas as sales recover
WHSmith has hailed a “better than anticipated” performance during the Christmas period as it continued to rebuild its top line.
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Dixons Carphone raids Tesco for new finance boss as festive sales rise
Dixons Carphone has posted an increase in sales during the crucial Christmas trading period and unveiled the appointment of its new finance boss.
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Hotel Chocolat sales climb as digital initiatives accelerated
Hotel Chocolat has reported strong sales growth over Christmas after speeding up the pace of digital change in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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AO posts record sales rise in Christmas quarter
Electricals etailer AO World has reported a record surge in sales over the Christmas peak period.
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Data
League table: The UK's busiest retail websites – Christmas 2020
Marketplace giants Amazon and eBay dominated the battle to attract online shoppers over the crucial Christmas trading period, new data has revealed.
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Seasalt Christmas sales rise buoyed by online demand
Seasalt has recorded an uplift in revenues over Christmas, as online orders “more than compensated” for lost store sales.
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Matalan sales slip as store closures disrupt Christmas trading
Matalan has recorded a slide in sales over Christmas after online growth failed to mitigate the impact of enforced store closures.
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Analysis
Analysis: Is Lidl starting to close the gap on Aldi in the discounter battle?
Over the last 12 months, momentum has shifted away from Aldi towards Lidl in the battle of the discounters. Retail Week looks at what Lidl has done to close the gap on its rival.
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N Brown suffers festive sales slide and warns of stock delays
N Brown has suffered a drop in revenues during its Christmas quarter despite hailing “continued improvement” in sales.
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Sell online? Not likely, insists Primark finance chief
As sales were decimated and shoppers flocked online during lockdown, many might think Primark would reconsider whether to trade online – far from it.
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Halfords and Dunelm report strong Christmas sales uplifts
Halfords has delivered a rise in festive sales buoyed by the retailer’s “best ever Christmas week”, while Dunelm has posted an increase in Christmas sales driven by a surge in online demand.
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Card Factory losses mount as coronavirus batters store sales
Card Factory suffered further losses over the festive period, with stores forced to close under new coronavirus restrictions.
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Tesco Christmas sales climb boosted by online
Tesco has recorded a strong uplift in sales over the festive period as boss Ken Murphy says the grocer “delivered a record Christmas across all of our formats and channels”.
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Store closures hammer Primark sales as Boohoo exceeds expectations
Primark has recorded a sharp downturn in sales over Christmas with its stores forced to close, while digital pureplay Boohoo’s sales soared.
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Booths enjoys strong Christmas trading driven by turkey and alcohol sales
Family-owned supermarket Booths reported strong sales over the Christmas period driven by sales of turkey crowns and alcohol.
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Kingfisher expects profits at top end of range after strong fourth quarter
Home and DIY giant Kingfisher has said it expects full-year profits to be at the top end of its £667m to £742m estimate, following continued strong trading in its fourth quarter.
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Data: Coronavirus restrictions lead to record low retail spend in 2020
The effects of the coronavirus pandemic and associated restrictions on the retail sector have been laid bare, with customer spending across the year down to record lows.
