All Christmas articles – Page 7
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News
Next ups profit guidance as Christmas sales beat expectations
Fashion powerhouse Next has increased its earnings guidance after a strong Christmas performance.
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Analysis
The Retail Week quiz of the year 2022
It was another year of turbulence and triumph for retail in 2022 – but how much of it do you remember?
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News
Retailers 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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News
John Lewis extends delivery window for last-minute Christmas shopping
John Lewis has extended its Christmas delivery and click-and-collect windows to capture sales from last-minute shoppers.
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Opinion
‘Greater discounting drove Black Friday sales for retailers getting the balance right’
Price reductions need to be significant to lure shoppers at present and managing value perceptions and profitability is a tough line to walk, says Alvarez & Marsal’s Erin Brookes
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Opinion
'Retail’s 12 gifts of Christmas to customers and the country'
Retailers have once again pulled out all the stops to look after consumers during 2022 – a year when customers and companies alike have laboured under burdens such as soaring inflation and the disruption following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. George MacDonald celebrates the retail industry’s fantastic contribution
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News
Asda chair Rose urges ‘thoughtfulness’ on strikes
Asda chair Lord Stuart Rose has spoken out about the wave of strikes engulfing the country and advised “thoughtfulness” on all sides as confrontation continues.
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News
November retail sales rise by value but volumes fall, official data shows
Retail sales increased by value last month but volumes declined, the latest ONS data revealed.
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Analysis
The Big Shop Barometer: Data reveals who is really winning grocery’s festive price war
Big four giants Tesco and Asda have closed the price gap on Aldi as grocery retailers battle to secure sales during the crucial Christmas trading period.
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Data
Grocery price inflation still at record high despite first drop in nearly two years
Grocery inflation was still at a near-record high in November, despite prices dipping slightly for the first time in 21 months.
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Analysis
Research: Christmas in crisis – and what to do about it
Half of shoppers might be planning to spend less this Christmas, but with the right strategy retailers can still come out on top, finds Retail Week’s new report
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News
Currys switches out of Royal Mail as strikes loom
Electricals giant Currys has dropped Royal Mail for parcel deliveries to minimise disruption from strikes during the crucial Christmas period.
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Analysis
Analysis: What does shopper behaviour on Black Friday mean for Christmas?
From surprisingly strong in-store results to the rise of the indies, shopper behaviour this Black Friday has produced some key lessons for retailers ahead of Christmas
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Opinion
‘Buckle up – as John Lewis and co have warned, it’ll be a bumpy ride this Christmas’
November 25 – a date that, this year, is more significant in the retail calendar than ever
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Analysis
Review: Retail’s best Christmas adverts 2022
Is it a turkey or a Christmas cracker? Retail Week has assembled an esteemed panel of judges to deliver their verdict on a selection of retail’s biggest Christmas adverts this year.
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News
John Lewis boss White warns inflation ‘hitting the top line’
John Lewis Partnership boss Dame Sharon White has warned that rampant inflation is influencing consumer spend and impacting the group’s sales ahead of Christmas.
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News
Half of customers set spending limits for Christmas presents
Half of UK customers are setting themselves spending limits on Christmas presents for children and partners this year as inflation continues to run rampant.
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Gallery
In pictures: Harrods, Fenwick, Selfridges and more unveil Christmas windows
Retailers have spared no expense in creating a line-up of some of the most opulent and light-laden festive window displays to ever grace UK high streets.
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Retail Voice
Balancing the cost vs customer experience conundrum
Amid pessimistic projections for this year’s golden quarter, could retailers be unwittingly sacrificing customer experience at the altar of unavoidable cost-cutting? Not necessarily, says EXL’s Rahul Arora
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Video
Watch: Kevin the Carrot is left 'Home Alone' in Aldi Christmas ad
Kevin the Carrot returns for Aldi’s Christmas advert in a parody of the film Home Alone.