All Christmas trading articles – Page 12
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NewsM&S Christmas sales climb amid ‘robust’ clothing and home demand
Marks & Spencer boss Steve Rowe has hailed a “strong” uplift in Christmas sales across all divisions as the retailer’s clothing and home sales increased for the second successive quarter.
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NewsDunelm and DFS sales rise as consumers revamp homes for Christmas
Both Dunelm and DFS have recorded strong results in the lead-up to Christmas as the homewares boom shows no signs of slowing down.
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NewsSainsbury’s serves up bumper Christmas, making market share gains
Sainsbury’s has raised its full-year profit guidance after delivering strong Christmas results and growing its market share.
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NewsJD Sports raises profit guidance following ‘robust’ Christmas
JD Sports has upped its full-year profit guidance after a strong Christmas trading period.
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NewsData: Christmas sales uptick brings retail relief heading into uncertain 2022
UK retail enjoyed a hugely successful Christmas sales period in December, giving the sector a much-needed boost heading into a new year still clouded by uncertainty.
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NewsAldi hails ‘best Christmas ever’ after growing sales in December
Discounter Aldi has hailed its “best Christmas ever”, luring half a million Big Four customers across and being the only supermarket to grow sales during December.
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NewsB&M’s expected profits jump off back of ‘very strong golden quarter’
B&M has upped its adjusted EBITDA range for the full year off the back of what boss Simon Arora called “a very strong golden quarter” trading period.
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NewsNext ups full-year guidance again after bumper Christmas
Fashion giant Next has increased its full-year profit guidance again after enjoying a bumper Christmas trading period.
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DataData: Retailers learn pandemic lessons with faster and more reliable deliveries
New data on retailers’ shipping capabilities shows the sector has improved its delivery potential and stock availability despite fierce headwinds in the run-up to Christmas.
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NewsOcado predicts ‘best ever Christmas’ as it wins patent trial
Ocado has reported “strong momentum” in the lead-up to the festive period.
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Opinion‘Omicron and Plan B are a hammer blow for the West End’s Christmas recovery’
After the optimism of November that saw West End footfall rise above pre-pandemic levels for the first time, the steady drizzle of Covid restrictions and warnings has dampened any Christmas spirit, writes Jace Tyrell of New West End Company.
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NewsTesco reaches agreement with Unite but Usdaw Christmas strike talks ongoing
Tesco has reached an agreement on pay with staff at four distribution centres, averting strike action and reducing the possibility of empty shelves before Christmas.
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NewsQuiz warns of potential effect of Omicron on Christmas as it delivers another loss
Quiz has reported a loss before tax and warned its stakeholders about the potential loss of sales due to the rise of the Omicron coronavirus variant in the run-up to Christmas.
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NewsTesco reopens talks with union in bid to end planned Christmas strike action
Tesco has agreed to reopen talks with Usdaw after members across its distribution centres voted overwhelmingly to go on strike from December 20.
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DataData: Black Friday gives needed boost to retail sales in November
Black Friday provided a much-needed boost to retail sales during November as customers returned to stores in the run-up to Christmas.
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VideoWatch: Marcus Rashford stars in Aldi Christmas ad
Aldi’s new Christmas advert stars football player Marcus Rashford and features a return to fan favourite Kevin the Carrot.
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NewsNext braces for supply chain woes to dampen Christmas trading
Next has reported a stronger than expected uplift in sales in its third quarter, but expects falling demand and availability issues to impact sales for the remainder of its financial year.
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DataData: The retail sales outlook for Christmas 2021
The Christmas Forecast provides predictions and analysis for retail sales this golden quarter and forecasts by sector.
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AnalysisFive lessons from Christmas retailers must act on to nail peak 2021
Christmas 2020 might have been unique, but it produced learnings that will be crucial for all retailers as they navigate a much-changed market. Here are five key lessons taken from Retail Week’s Christmas 2020: Learnings for the year ahead report that retailers need to act on now to nail peak 2021.
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NewsAsda sales rise as customers trade up over Christmas
Asda has reported that customers trading up and treating themselves over Christmas led to strong sales upticks in its fourth quarter.