All Golden quarter articles – Page 2
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NewsHalfords issues profit warning as labour shortage bites
Halfords has adjusted its full-year profit outlook despite posting strong revenue growth over Christmas.
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Very sales rise at Christmas as toy and beauty categories do well
Pureplay retailer The Very Group has reported a lift in sales in the run up to Christmas, with strong demand for toys and beauty products in particular.
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Tesco wins Christmas sales boost and holds profit outlook
Tesco has reported an uplift in sales over the Christmas period and stuck to its full-year profit guidance.
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Marks & Spencer posts ‘strong Christmas growth’ as food and fashion sales climb
Marks & Spencer has reported that its food business “outperformed” over Christmas and it saw “outstanding” results in clothing and home.
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Analysis
Analysis: After a bumper Christmas, is Argos finally back to its best?
Argos was the surprise star performer for Sainsbury’s over Christmas, driving strong general merchandise sales growth. After years of underperformance, is Argos back at its best?
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Topps Tiles delivers strong Christmas performance as trade sales rise
Topps Tiles has posted robust Christmas trading results, thanks to a boost in sales from trade professionals.
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Lidl Christmas sales soar as shoppers tighten belts
Lidl attracted more than 1.3 million customers and grew sales by almost 25% in the run-up to Christmas.
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Retailers ‘deeply dishonest’ about January Sale prices
Almost half of products were more expensive at the start of the year than in the latter half of 2022.
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Christmas footfall highest since pandemic as strikes spur shoppers to high street
The number of shoppers visiting high streets and malls rose in 2022, but retail park numbers decreased, the latest figures suggest.
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Boots’ focus on value delivers strong Christmas performance
Boots’ focus on value has paid off this Christmas as it posted an 8.7% increase in like-for-like sales for the three months to November.
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Ranking: Christmas trading 2022 league table
Find out how retailers fared during the critical 2022 Christmas trading period with our league table benchmarking sales performance across the industry.
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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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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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Rail strikes decimate high street recovery as footfall plummets
The second day of rail strikes this week, with the prospect of further action to come in the run-up to Christmas, has set back the recovery of stores and sent high street footfall plummeting.
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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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Analysis
Ranking: The UK’s busiest retail websites on Black Friday 2022
Retail Week’s ranking of the UK’s busiest Black Friday sites reveals another reserved year for what was once one of the busiest weekends of retail’s promotional calendar
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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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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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Black Friday sales ‘go gangbusters’ as shoppers splurge on deals
Brits smashed transaction records on Black Friday as cash-strapped consumers splurged on deals despite the cost-of-living crisis.
