All Golden quarter articles – Page 15
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GalleryIn 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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OpinionMurray Lambell: 'Retail needs to rewrite the way we do Black Friday'
The notorious Sales event has changed since its inception and no longer lives up to its promise of value, argues eBay UK general manager Murray Lambell
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NewsB&M reports 'good' golden quarter trading after profits fall
Value giant B&M has reported a “good” start to the Christmas season’s trading and a decline in first-half earnings.
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AnalysisShopper survey: How cash-strapped consumers plan to cut spend this Christmas
Sweet treats face being cut from Christmas shopping lists this festive season as cash-strapped consumers look to make ends meet, according to new research carried out for Retail Week
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NewsRetail sales slow as customers delay spending ahead of Christmas
Retail sales slowed in October as the cost-of-living crisis prompted customers to delay spending ahead of Christmas.
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NewsJohn Lewis launches earliest ever Black Friday campaign
John Lewis has gone live with its Black Friday promotions today (November 4), the earliest launch of the event in the retailer’s history.
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VideoWatch: M&S clothing ad pledges funds to 1,000 community groups
Marks and Spencer’s clothing and home division has placed community at the heart of its Christmas advert this year.
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VideoWatch: Boots teams up with TikTok and Meta for Christmas campaign
Boots’ Christmas advert brings a message of “joy for all” amid the cost-of-living crisis.
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AnalysisHow Sainsbury's is shaping up for Christmas: value, own-brand and resurgent Argos
After reporting first-half results today, Sainsbury’s chief executive Simon Roberts looked forward to the coming Christmas period, which is set to be more value-led than any in living memory.
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DataData: Winter World Cup to add £269m to 2022 Black Friday spend
The unprecedented winter World Cup is expected to add £269m to this year’s Black Friday spending, though the cost-of-living crisis will lessen overall participation in the Sales event.
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VideoWatch: French and Saunders star in M&S Food Christmas ad
Marks and Spencer have launched their Christmas food advert starring Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders.
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Retail VoiceWhy retailers need to listen, not shout
With Christmas creeping ever closer, Adobe’s Suzanne Steele explains what consumers really want from retailers this festive season is empathy
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InterviewInterview: Biscuiteers founder Harriet Hastings on Christmas, mail strikes and cheap imitations
Biscuiteers founder Harriet Hastings has baked herself a multi-million-pound high-end biscuit empire. She reflects on how she built her business and how it plans to deal with historic lows in consumer confidence and rampant inflation
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AnalysisAnalysis: What are retailers doing to avoid a nightmare before Christmas?
Retailers need a Christmas miracle. With unaffordable fuel bills and economic turmoil wreaking havoc on consumer confidence, the backdrop of this year’s festive season is looking closer to a Dickens novel than a winter wonderland
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VideoWatch: Very ad highlights credit offer to help families fund Christmas
Very has launched its festive advert aiming to help families afford Christmas amid the cost-of-living crisis.
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NewsRetailers to splurge record £446m on golden quarter advertising
Retailers are taking their marketing and advertising spending to record levels this golden quarter, as the deepening cost-of-living crisis forces customers to cut discretionary purchases.
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OpinionMurray Lambell: 'Strikes will be the grinch that ruins Christmas for retailers'
We stand ready to help small businesses impacted by postal strikes this golden quarter, says eBay UK boss Murray Lambell
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Opinion‘Retailers can’t afford to neglect their workforce during golden quarter and beyond’
As the cost-of-living crisis deepens in the run-up to Christmas, the retail workforce could hold the key to survival, says Accenture retail strategy lead for Europe Kelly Askew
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NewsTesco to hire 15,000 temporary staff over Christmas
Grocery giant Tesco has announced plans to hire 15,000 temporary staff for Christmas to help customers over the busy festive period.
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NewsAnalysis: How should retailers approach a cost-of-living Black Friday?
These are dark times for Black Friday. With the threat of a recession growing with every government U-turn and consumer confidence plumbing historic lows, retailers are facing the event – and the crucial golden quarter – firmly on the back foot