All Christmas articles – Page 120
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Tesco launches Christmas dinner for £7.93
Tesco has hacked the price of a family Christmas dinner with all the trimmings to just 7.93 – less than the cost five years ago.
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Marks & Spencer prepares for promotional showdown with Debenhams
Marks & Spencer will launch a high-profile 20 per cent off promotion on Thursday as retailers compete more aggressively for share of Christmas spend.
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Debenhams' Michael Sharp warns of 'worst Christmas'
Debenhams deputy chief executive Michael Sharp has said the retail sector is “staring into the face of the worst Christmas we have ever had”.
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John Lewis sales fall again
Department store business John Lewis suffered a 14 per cent sales fall last week, it is understood.
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Asda launches Christmas TV ads
Asda is using ordinary people in favour of celebrities in its 10 million Christmas TV campaign that debuts tonight.
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Debenhams sparks price war
Debenhams has ignited a high street battle by promising more than 200 million of pre-Christmas price cuts.
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Interest rate cut fails to boost shoppers' festive spending plans
The dramatic interest rate cut earlier this month has done nothing so far to stimulate Christmas spending, updated GfK NOP data shows.
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Waitrose celebrates homeward journeys in Christmas ad campaign
Waitrose is to focus on festive homeward journeys in its Christmas TV campaign which debuts on Tuesday.
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Asda reports like-for-like sales up 6.9 per cent
Asda has revealed its like-for-like sales, excluding petrol, have jumped 6.9 per cent in its third quarter, driven by increased customer numbers and higher basket spend.
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WHSmith cautious on Christmas outlook
Bookseller and stationer WHSmith posted a 4 per cent rise in total sales in the first 10 weeks of its financial year but warned Christmas trading would be competitive.
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Alexon turns screws on suppliers
Alexon has turned the screws on its suppliers in the run-up to the challenging Christmas period.
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Retailers' Christmas will not be cancelled, survey shows
Christmas will retain its sparkle this year as the majority of consumers plan to spend the same amount as last year, according to new research.
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Asda defies slowing supermarket growth trend
Supermarket sales growth slowed in the 12 weeks to November 1, from 5.4 per cent to 5.1 per cent, although Asda defied the trend with a rise of 8.7 per cent, according to figures released today by Nielsen.
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Ant and Dec star in Sainsbury's Christmas ad
Sainsbury’s has hired TV duo Ant and Dec to star in its Christmas ad campaign, which is set to launch on Wednesday evening.
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Consumer confidence at record low
Consumer confidence has hit a record low, according to research by Nielsen and the British Retail Consortium.
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Christmas e-tail sales to rise 15 per cent
Online spend will continue to grow this Christmas with year-on-year sales expected to rise 15 per cent.
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Christmas sales expected to be flat
Christmas is unlikely to bring a great deal of festive cheer to beleaguered retailers, with sales expected to be flat over the crucial period.
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George at Asda launches £12 little black dress
George at Asda is giving customers the chance to glam up on a budget with the launch of a 12 little black dress.
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Verdict: Slow Christmas growth expected
Total retail spend over the crucial Christmas period is expected to rise just 2 per cent to 82.3 billion.
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GfK NOP Christmas study: consumers cautious on festive spending
Consumers have grown more cautious about their Christmas spending plans as the key trading period kicks in, according to an exclusive survey available on retail-week.com.