All Christmas articles – Page 124
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Alexon shakes off City’s fears with post-Christmas profit lift
Clothing retailer Alexon has surprised both itself and the City by coming through the post-Christmas Sales period in better shape than feared.
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Shares take beating as festive casualties arise
Quoted retailers suffered an unhappy new year as shocking profit warnings and panic about prospects destroyed value.
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Blue Inc sales success spurs expansion push
Young menswear retailer Blue Inc is to accelerate its store opening programme this year after revealing credit crunch-defying Christmas sales
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M&S to rein in capital investment
Marks & Spencer is likely to slow its mammoth capital investment programme after posting disappointing third-quarter sales this week.
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Retail shares dive as Christmas trading statements disappoint
Wednesday brought another battering for the stores sector, which had already lost more than a tenth of its value in the previous week, as Marks & Spencer’s shares plunged 20 per cent after a damp squib Christmas.
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News99p Stores to smash £100m sales landmark
Discount retailer 99p Stores has revealed that its annual sales will push past the £100 million point for the first time, following buoyant Christmas sales.
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JD Group set for bumper year
JD Group has forecast that its full-year earnings will be ahead of market expectations as it posted stellar Christmas sales figures.
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New Look profits rise at expense of sales
New Look has unveiled a like-for-like sales slump of 3.4 per cent over the 15 weeks to January 5.
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Good Christmas for Liberty, but Sale flat
Regent Street department store Liberty revealed solid Christmas trading this morning, with like-for-like sales up 5 per cent in the four weeks to Christmas Eve.
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Sainsbury's defies market gloom
Sainsbury’s has reported better-than-expected Christmas trading figures, with consumers not shying away from spending on food and drink despite the credit crunch.
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Asda boss hails grocer's 'best ever' Christmas
Asda chief executive Andy Bond today declared 2007 the grocer’s “best ever” festive season.
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Lush Christmas sales climb
Ethical beauty retailer Lush Cosmetics has reported a bumper Christmas with like-for-like sales up 5 per cent in December.
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Games propel Zavvi to strong Christmas
Entertainment retailer Zavvi enjoyed a strong first Christmas, driven by spectacular growth in game sales.
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Marks & Spencer's shares tumble after poor festive sales
High street bellwether Marks & Spencer has posted poor Christmas trading figures, sending its share price spiralling – down 18 per cent in early trading.
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Alexon profit buoyed by post-Christmas trade
Alexon revealed that post-Christmas trading lifted performance and that profits for the 52 weeks to January 26 are expected to be no lower than 12.5 million.
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Sainsbury's shares plunge on back of City festive fears
Sainsbury’s shares have slumped to their lowest in more than a year as fears swept the City that the grocer had a disappointing Christmas.
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Land of Leather warns on profits
Furniture retailer Land of Leather has issued a profit warning, after a weak start to post-Christmas Sales and appalling like-for-likes for the period between October 29 and January 3.
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PPR dodges festive gloom
Gucci owner PPR said that Christmas sales had been good, despite festive trading fears.
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John Lewis and Waitrose sales boom over Christmas
John Lewis toasted record sales in the week to December 29, putting it on the festive winners’ podium.
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Online searches for post-Christmas Sales soar
Boxing Day was the busiest online shopping day of 2007 and the number of bargain hunters searching for post-Christmas Sales online more than trebled during the festive holiday period.