All Christmas articles – Page 101
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NewsChristmas Day shopping? It’s better than DIY
The presents are opened, you’ve just finished your turkey, ruminated over the Queen’s speech, so how do you spend the rest of your Christmas Day?
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OpinionBig retailers are acting on Portas’s best idea
If the Portas review were a high street it would look quite familiar – a cheek by jowl mix alternately appealing or a turn-off.
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GalleryIn pictures: Argos Christmas pop up shops in London train stations
Argos has opened pop up gift shops in London train stations Paddington and Waterloo this week.
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NewsWest End takings rise during traffic-free weekend
Takings in London’s West End were at their highest of the year as a result of a traffic-free promotion designed to entice Christmas shoppers to the area.
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NewsJohn Lewis enjoys record sales
John Lewis has recorded its largest ever sales week, driven by Christmas shopping and cold weather.
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NewsStormtroopers visit Dixons Christmas bash
Electricals group Dixons attracted some guests from a galaxy far, far away to its Christmas drinks bash at the Tottenham Court Road store last week.
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OpinionA new customer is for life, not just for Christmas
As is fairly obvious, I don’t need my looks to earn my living – if I did, I’d have been through a CVA some time ago. However, I do try my best to look after myself.
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NewsWeekly sales rise 5.7% at Waitrose
Sales at Waitrose rose 5.7% to £112.6m last week, when home and leisure was the best performing category.
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NewsBleak sales growth adds to retail woe
It was another frustrating week for investors in retail companies as food and general merchandise groups put in a lacklustre showing versus a wider market advance.
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AnalysisChristmas adverts: Who are the winners and losers?
Retail’s latest batch of Christmas ads have both riled and delighted TV viewers in equal measure. Rebecca Thomson and Richard Huntington sort the crackers from the turkeys.
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AnalysisSelfridges: All set up for Christmas
Selfridges’ UK managing director Anne Pitcher reveals what sets the business apart from others this Christmas. By Gemma Goldfingle.
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AnalysisKindle is setting Amazon’s Christmas trading on fire
Amazon is a company that always does well at Christmas, but this year’s growth could be bigger than ever as the internet giant looks likely to receive a boost from its recent investment.
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OpinionGrocery price rivalry is no marketing trick
In the week that investigative TV programme Panorama attempted to pick apart the big grocers’ promotional practices, industry data told a different story on supermarket prices and their effect.
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OpinionRetail can raise the UK’s spirits
By having the best product, availability and service retailers can lift the mood, says Mark Price
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NewsWest End sales fall in November
Sales in London’s West End fell in November but are set to bounce back in December.
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Opinion2012 will be all about winning share
With Christmas just over a fortnight away and the die seemingly cast, it is time to look ahead and see what is in store for the sector next year.
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OpinionWaitrose School of Christmas Magic
The past few weeks have been all about the battle for the best Christmas advert, but it’s not just about creating the perfect standalone TV ad.
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NewsPark Group upbeat despite loss
The Christmas hamper, voucher and gift seller Park Group has remained upbeat despite reporting a widening pre-tax loss.
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AnalysisWhere will shoppers spend this Christmas?
Are your shops still eerily quiet in the run-up to Christmas? Then consider this; one in five shoppers intends to buy presents after December 25th in order to get the best possible bargain.
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NewsSainsbury's expects last minute Christmas shop dash
Sainsbury’s expects shoppers to push their main festive shop closer to Christmas than ever before.