All Christmas articles – Page 71
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OpinionComment: Black Friday is here to stay, for better or worse
Black Friday looks set to be a fixture of the UK retail calendar following Amazon and Asda’s US led success with the trend in previous years.
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NewsHalfords gears up for Black Friday and Cyber Monday
Halfords is slashing the prices of its bikes this Black Friday and Cyber Monday as the retailer invests more heavily in the shopping extravaganza this year.
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NewsJohn Lewis weekly sales increase 2.1% as Christmas shopping gets underway
Sales at John Lewis increased 2.1% to £114.2m last week as Christmas shoppers snapped up hampers, digital cameras and Lego sets.
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NewsFortnum & Mason 'ready for successful Christmas' after record results
Fortnum & Mason boss Ewan Venters said it is expecting to toast a sparkling Christmas after it posted record full-year results.
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OpinionComment: Christmas windows are about more than driving sales
If we didn’t have the festive feeling and everything associated with it, Christmas wouldn’t happen. It was the shops wot done it.
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NewsDeloitte forecasts shoppers to spend £42.4bn this Christmas
Consumers are forecast to spend £42.4bn this Christmas, a £1.5bn increase on last year, according to statistics released by Deloitte.
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AnalysisIn the news: Barry Williams, the Asda food boss taking on Aldi and Lidl
As he showed off Asda’s selection of premium Christmas eats at a London foodie show, Barry Williams was nursing an injured little finger.
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NewsVideo: B&Q Christmas ad calls for shoppers to 'unleash the B&Q in you'
DIY retailer B&Q aims for its Christmas campaign to motivate consumers to decorate their homes in bigger and better ways.
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NewsInfographic: Waitrose posts weekly sales rise of 4.2%
Waitrose generated a sales rise of 4.2% to £124m last week as shoppers began to prepare for Christmas.
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CartoonBlower’s retail cartoon: Retailers take Christmas adverts to new heights
Retail Week’s cartoonist Patrick Blower’s take on the big retailers’ effort to create the ultimate Christmas advert this year.
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NewsA quarter of Christmas sales to be made online as shoppers avoid crowds
UK shoppers will spend almost one in four pounds online on Christmas shopping with ecommerce sales expected to surge by 19.5% this year.
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NewsRetailers gear up for Black Friday bonanza as sales expected to double
An unprecedented number of retailers are poised to take part in a Black Friday deal frenzy that is expected to deliver £200m of sales.
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NewsRetailers in London's West End forecast "strongest Christmas in years"
Retailers in London’s West End are bullish about Christmas this year, with sales in the area expected to grow by 5-8% in December compared to last year.
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NewsAldi partners with chef Jean-Christophe Novelli on restaurant pop-ups
Aldi has partnered with chef Jean-Christophe Novelli to create a series of pop-up restaurants in five cities as part of its Christmas campaign.
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NewsJohn Lewis weekly sales pass £100m as Christmas shopping frenzy begins
John Lewis broke the £100m weekly sales barrier for the first time this year as sales rose 7.2% year-on-year and shoppers geared up for Christmas.
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NewsArgos launches Christmas gift game inspired by dating apps
Argos has unveiled an online game to help shoppers buy the right Christmas presents that takes inspiration from online dating app Tinder.
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NewsOnline retail sales bounce back in October after poor September
Online retail sales bounced back in October, after a disappointing September, the latest IMRG Capgemini e-Retail Sales Index has revealed.
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NewsLittlewoods seeds GIF adverts on social media to reach sales targets
Littlewoods is creating a series of GIFs to seed on social media to help shift stock of products earmarked by weekly trading meetings.
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NewsBarneys New York collaborates with Baz Luhrmann for Christmas windows
Barneys New York unveiled its Christmas windows on Thursday, with the department store showcasing a winter wonderland spectacle created by film director Baz Luhrmann and his wife, costume designer Catherine Martin.
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NewsFootfall decline spells tough times for Northern Irish retailers
Northern Ireland experienced the sharpest year-on-year footfall decline of any region in the UK in October, figures out today reveal.