All Christmas articles – Page 127
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News
Traffic-free Oxford Street takes more than £100 million
Retailers in London’s West-end raked in more than 100 million on Saturday, as more than 1 million shoppers took to the streets to celebrate a traffic-free shopping event.
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John Lewis sales still growing
John Lewis reported a 9.3 per cent sales uplift week on week and 4.5 per cent year on year for the week to Saturday December 1.
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Analysis
Here today, gone tomorrow
Now you’ve got your Christmas temps in place, it is crucial that you train them well for this key period – even if they are a transient workforce. Liz Morrell finds out how to get them fired up
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HMV gears up for biggest ever Christmas drive
Entertainment giant HMV is to launch its biggest ever Christmas campaign next month, with its first entirely self-funded TV and magazine ad push.
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Opinion
Time for DSGi to take a breath
DSG International finance director Kevin O’Byrne cut a lonely figure presenting the company’s interim results this week.
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Toy prices set to soar as China crisis hits supply
Toy prices are expected to increase by more than 30 per cent next year, while the delays in stock coming out of China could mean some bestsellers are in short supply.
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John Lewis sales continue to climb
John Lewis has reported a 4.6 per cent increase in year-on-year sales from Sunday to Wednesday, driven by sales of outdoor clothing and Christmas ranges.
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Retailers will need late rush to save Christmas
High street sales are continuing to grow, but retailers will need a late Christmas rush if hopes for a strong performance are to materialise, according to the CBI's latest Distributive Trades Survey.
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Thanksgiving e-tail high gives US Yuletide hope
US retailers are banking on online sales to rescue Christmas after shoppers lapped up e-tail promotions over the critical Thanksgiving weekend last week.
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Carnaby Street’s traditional lights outshine rivals
The Christmas theme along Carnaby Street represents a return to a more traditional way of celebrating the season of goodwill with a contemporary twist.
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Will November payday trigger spending sprees?
Retailers are praying that this week’s payday will encourage consumers to head for the shops and give a much-needed boost to sales as volatile trading conditions persist.
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Analysis
No time to waste
Lockdowns at Christmas may mean major work in retailers’ IT departments halts, but that doesn’t mean that the IT staff are left idle – far from it. Liz Morrell reports
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Gamestation primes web site for Christmas
Gamestation has relaunched its web site with a revamped infrastructure and easier-to-navigate site, in an effort to increase its number of online shoppers in the run-up to Christmas.
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Thanksgiving online high kicks off US Christmas
US online retail sales have exceeded expectations over the Thanksgiving holiday period, which marks the start of the US festive shopping period.
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Gap warns shoppers about fake discount voucher
Fashion chain Gap has told shoppers that 60 per cent off vouchers being circulated by e-mail are fake.
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Shoppers will still splash out this Christmas
Despite the doom and gloom on the UK high street, shoppers will still splash out this Christmas, according to a report from Mintel.
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US enters critical festive trading period
All eyes will be on US retail sales today, at the start of the country’s crucial Christmas spending season in the midst of its credit crunch.
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Dreams to sponsor ITV1 Christmas programmes
Bed retailer Dreams will sponsor Christmas on ITV1 this year. The retailer will bumper a series of programmes aired from 5pm until 11pm, running from December 1 to January 6.
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John Lewis sales continue to climb
John Lewis sales have risen 11 per cent so far this week year on year.
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Opinion
Old Christmas habits die hard
Peculiar traditions are a feature of Christmas in retail, but they are strangely comforting