All Christmas articles – Page 125
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Opinion
Online Sales have a long way to go
Newspaper images of shoppers fighting their way into stores would have deterred many from the high street Sales.
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Analysis
Temporary truce
Temporary units in centres can anger permanent retailers – particularly at Christmas. Ben Cooper reports
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Opinion
2008 will be a tough year
Happy new year. While Christmas wasn’t as bad as feared, there’s no chance that anyone in retail will be resting on their laurels in what will be a challenging 2008.
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News
Majestic recovers after tough November
Majestic Wine revealed a modest Christmas performance this morning, as its sales were hit by heavy discounting on alcohol by supermarkets.
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News
DSGi warns profit target will be missed by £50 million
Electricals giant DSGi has become the first victim of harsh Christmas trading conditions and issued a profit warning.
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News
Shoppers hit the streets this Christmas
UK shoppers hit the shops on mass this Christmas, raising retail sales by 3.8 per cent year on year, according to SpendingPulse. The growth represents a slight upturn compared to the 3.5 per cent growth in November. This year’s growth shows the strongest upsurge in Christmas spending in the last ...
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News
Asda breaks Christmas sales record
Asda revealed that sales on Christmas Eve were its highest to date, a third higher than its previous biggest Christmas Eve in 2004.
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News
Shopper numbers slip back on 27th
Shopper traffic fell back on December 27 as shoppers pulled their sales spending forward to Boxing Day.
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Opinion
The Retail Week - December 28, 2007
At 8am yesterday morning, the Next store at the western end of Oxford Street looked like Baghdad.
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News
Christmas spending rises
Spending by UK shoppers in the run-up to Christmas rose 3.8 per cent on last year - the best festive performance for three years, according to one of the first estimates to be published.
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News
Record Christmas for Amazon
E-tail giant Amazon.co.uk broke all its sales records this festive season, receiving orders for 950,000 items in the run-up to Christmas.
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News
Shoppers come out in force for Boxing Day Sales
Shopper numbers were up by more than a quarter on Boxing Day compared with the same day in 2006 as more retailers launched their Sales on the day this year.
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News
Consumers hit the shops as retailers slash prices
The post-Christmas Sales season has kicked off with huge discounts on offer, as retailers compete for shrinking disposable income and try to clear excess stock.
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News
Shoppers let down by online deliveries
A Government consumer watchdog has said complaints about the delivery of goods ordered online are up nearly 30 per cent on last year.
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News
Last-minute rush saves retailers' Christmas
A last-minute rush of shoppers is set to have rescued the Christmas performance of many retailers after shoppers flooded stores over the weekend.
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News
Footfall still dropping
Footfall continued to fall this week, down 8.7 per cent on Wednesday against last year.
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Opinion
Time to batten down hatches
Whether next year brings more retail woes or not, cost control and differentiation will be vital
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News
John Lewis sales up 6%
John Lewis has reported a 5.6 per cent uplift in sales for the week so far from Sunday.
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News
Everything to play for
Retailers to scrape through Christmas with heavy discounting, but the new year bodes ill
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News
Everything to play for
Retailers to scrape through Christmas with heavy discounting, but the new year bodes ill