All Christmas trading articles – Page 5
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AnalysisAnalysis: After a bumper Christmas, is Argos finally back to its best?
Argos was the surprise star performer for Sainsbury’s over Christmas, driving strong general merchandise sales growth. After years of underperformance, is Argos back at its best?
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NewsTopps Tiles delivers strong Christmas performance as trade sales rise
Topps Tiles has posted robust Christmas trading results, thanks to a boost in sales from trade professionals.
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NewsSainsbury’s defies inflationary gloom to deliver ‘best possible Christmas’
Sainsbury’s has raised full-year profit expectations after reporting a jump in sales across its core grocery and Argos businesses during the festive period.
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NewsSosandar sales soar as every product category grows in record quarter
Sosandar has recorded a surge in sales across every product category on its website and through third-party collaborators, including John Lewis, Next and Very, in a record quarter for the company.
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NewsMajestic toasts Christmas trading after winning record market share
Majestic Wine reported strong growth in sales over the festive season and achieved its highest-ever market share, despite fierce competition from the supermarkets.
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NewsThe Fragrance Shop confident for 2023 after record-breaking Christmas
The Fragrance Shop has said it enjoyed record-breaking festive trading both in-store and online, which both benefited from investment in its omnichannel strategy.
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NewsHobbycraft delivers ‘robust’ Christmas trading performance
Hobbycraft has posted a “robust” set of Christmas results driven by workshops, a quicker click-and-collect service and social media ‘cleanfluencer’ Mrs Hinch.
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NewsSeasalt enjoys record Christmas store trading but warns of online challenges
Cornish fashion brand Seasalt hailed record in-store trading over Christmas but warned online sales would continue to be challenging in 2023 due to macroeconomic conditions.
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NewsChristmas footfall highest since pandemic as strikes spur shoppers to high street
The number of shoppers visiting high streets and malls rose in 2022, but retail park numbers decreased, the latest figures suggest.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Next’s Lord Wolfson – caution in 2023 but ‘light at end of tunnel’ for retailers
A profit upgrade but reduced expectations for the year ahead – what to make of Next’s Christmas update? Chief executive Lord Wolfson unpicks the trading messages
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NewsBoots’ focus on value delivers strong Christmas performance
Boots’ focus on value has paid off this Christmas as it posted an 8.7% increase in like-for-like sales for the three months to November.
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DataRanking: Christmas trading 2022 league table
Find out how retailers fared during the critical 2022 Christmas trading period with our league table benchmarking sales performance across the industry.
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NewsGrocery sales hit record £12.8bn over Christmas as inflation drives up prices
Take-home grocery sales passed the £12bn mark for the first time in December, with inflation the key driving factor as volumes decreased.
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NewsAldi hails record Christmas as World Cup and festive trading boost sales
Aldi has reported surging sales as the World Cup and the festive period, combined with a flight to value driven by the cost-of-living crisis, helped deliver its “best Christmas ever”.
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NewsThe Perfume Shop hails ‘best ever’ Christmas with record number of bottles sold
The Perfume Shop has hailed the resilience of perfume as a gifting category after it sold a record number of bottles over the Christmas trading period.
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NewsBoxing Day Sales drive retail footfall resurgence
Footfall to UK retail destinations jumped 40% year on year on Boxing Day as customers hunted for bargains amid the cost-of-living crisis.
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NewsSuperdry secures £80m lifeline before end-of-year deadline
Fashion retailer Superdry has secured a new £80m loan facility ahead of a January deadline, but warned of “extremely challenging” market conditions.
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NewsRetailers hope late shopping surge will provide Christmas trading miracle
Retailers remain hopeful that a late shopping surge will help save Christmas trading, despite the cost-of-living crisis and the added complications of rolling strike action.
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NewsUK retailers braced for subdued run-up to Christmas as footfall drops
UK retailers are braced for a subdued run-up to Christmas as the combined cold weather and rail strikes saw footfall to retail destinations drop last week.
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NewsRail strikes decimate high street recovery as footfall plummets
The second day of rail strikes this week, with the prospect of further action to come in the run-up to Christmas, has set back the recovery of stores and sent high street footfall plummeting.