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OpinionLord Kirkham: The only certainty in retail is Christmas
With astonishing speed, it’s almost that most wonderful time of the year – again.
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Data'Modest' Christmas cheer for retail with 2% sales rise predicted
UK retailers will get some Christmas cheer thanks to a £98.8bn ‘golden quarter’ sales forecast, says GlobalData.
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OpinionOpinion: Are retailers still beholden to the ‘golden’ quarter?
We all know the run-up to Christmas marks a busy time for many retailers, and arguably Black Friday has extended the Christmas trading period and added to that burden – especially when it comes to managing margins.
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DataData: A quarter of shoppers will cut spending this Christmas
One in four shoppers will spend less this Christmas, exclusive new research from Retail Week has revealed.
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AnalysisIn pictures: The products and trends of Christmas 2018
In an ultra-competitive retail environment, the golden quarter is make or break for many, but what products and trends will win out?
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AnalysisHow chatbots have brought Marks & Spencer to a new audience
In a fast-paced digital environment where the competition is just one click away, offering a great customer experience is important.
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AnalysisThe winners and losers of Christmas 2017
The golden quarter was a tale of two halves as sales rocketed at some retailers while others fell behind, with clear lessons to be learnt for 2018.
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AnalysisRetail Week Live: Is it time for a discounting detox?
If there was one overarching trend to emerge from retail’s Christmas 2017, it was discounting.
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OpinionOpinion: Did the blockbuster Christmas ads work?
Love or hate them, Christmas ads are the UK’s Super Bowl commercial. And big bucks are involved, too.
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AnalysisRetail's Christmas: Premium, promos and polarisation
With a slew of retailers including Tesco, M&S, John Lewis and House of Fraser updating today, much has been learned about the golden quarter. Retail Week picks out the key trends.
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DataRetail league table: Christmas trading 2017
Find out how retailers have performed during the critical Christmas 2017 trading period, with our league table comparing like-for-like sales.
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DataData: Cost of online returns hammering third of stores
One in three stores are being hammered by online returns by having refunds given to customers stripped out of their sales figures, new research has found.
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AnalysisNext or Debenhams: Which tells the real story?
Two big retailers issued very different Christmas updates over the past 48 hours – Next reported a solid performance but Debenhams warned on profits.
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AnalysisGlad tidings: 10 ways retail gave back in 2017
Year in, year out, not just during the traditional season of goodwill, retailers give back in countless ways to the communities they serve from Stornoway to Sussex.
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Retail VoiceWhy DPD is already planning for peak 2018
DPD chief executive Dwain McDonald shares his thoughts on Cyber Weekend and DPD’s drive to identify ‘home-shopping hotspots’ in 2018.
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CartoonBlower’s retail cartoon: The spirit of Christmas yet to come
Cartoonist Patrick Blower’s take on how etail will affect the future of Christmas shopping
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DataData: Cyber Monday flops as Black Friday shifts online
Cyber Monday failed to lure shoppers this year, according to data, as consumers shopped for deals online across the Black Friday weekend.
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GalleryIn pictures: What are the best festive shop windows?
The shop windows throughout London’s West End are filled with different takes on the holiday season.
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AnalysisBlack Friday: Can the genie be put back in the bottle?
Black Friday has polarised retail. For some retailers, it’s the new Christmas; for others it is the worst thing that has ever happened to the sector.
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OpinionAs Black Friday nears, what’s the Christmas outlook?
As Black Friday approaches, its impact on traditional golden-quarter trading patterns may be more significant than ever.