All Christmas articles – Page 110
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NewsConsumer fears overshadow ‘super Thursday’ updates
Retail shares slid following last week’s ‘super Thursday’ round of updates and brokers have warned store stocks might now stall.
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NewsTJ Hughes unveils 4% Christmas sales rise
Discount department store group TJ Hughes has revealed like-for-like sales growth of 4% over Christmas.
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NewsMorrisons like-for-likes up 6.5%
Morrisons has reported strong Christmas trading with like-for-like sales up 6.5% on the six weeks to January 3.
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NewsM&Co. reveals strong Christmas trading
Scottish fashion retailer M&Co. has revealed an 11.1% uplift in like-for-like sales in the nine weeks to January 2.
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NewsComet owner like-for-likes slip 0.3% over Christmas
Electricals retailer Kesa revealed a like-for-like decline of 0.3% in the 10 weeks to January 8.
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NewsShoe Zone sales soar 27% over Christmas
Footwear retailer Shoe Zone saw like-for-like UK sales rocket 27% in the five weeks to January 2, while sister chain Stead & Simpson saw comparable sales rise 7.6% over the same period.
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NewsTheo Fennell reveals sales surge over Christmas
Upmarket jeweller Theo Fennell experienced a 25% like-for-like sales surge over the Christmas trading period, from December 1 – 24.
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NewsAdili sales up 20% as it moves focus to improving margins
Ethical etailer Adili, which now trades as Ascension said revenue grew 20% in the six months to October 31 to £299,000.
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NewsHobbyCraft sales up 10.6% over Christmas
Arts and craft retailer HobbyCraft has reported a good Christmas with like-for-like sales growth of 10.6% for the six weeks to January 3.
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NewsM and M plans more international expansion after strong Christmas
Sales at discount fashion etailer M and M Direct grew 21% in the ten weeks to January 3.
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NewsThe White Company reveals strong Christmas trading
Clothing and homewares retailer The White Company has revealed a strong Christmas trading period as its full year profits soar 31% to £7.9m.
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NewsAsos sales ahead 30% over Christmas
Asos continued to see good growth over Christmas with sales ahead 30% year on year in the five weeks to January 3.
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NewsBoots joins Christmas winners
Alliance Boots will today unveil a strong performance over Christmas, with UK like-for-like sales growth at its retail arm approaching 5%.
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NewsPerfume Shop reports ‘outstanding’ Christmas
Perfume Shop, the specialist retailer controlled by global health and beauty giant AS Watson, increased UK and Ireland like-for-like sales by 8.5% over Christmas.
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NewsPets at Home posts 6.7% Christmas sales rise
Pets at Home, the specialist retailer considering a sale or float, has posted 6.7% like-for-like sales growth over Christmas.
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NewsInnovative product lifts Ted Baker’s festive sales
Ted Baker celebrated strong Christmas trading as retail sales rose 19.1% year on year between November 1 to December 24.
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NewsB&M Bargains’ expanded store portfolio helps lift sales
Value variety store retailer B&M Bargains achieved strong like-for-like sales in the four weeks to December 26, which were up 9% on last year.
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AnalysisHow John Lewis won the festive retail battle
By investing cleverly in product, price and customer service the John Lewis Partnership has emerged the Christmas winner.
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NewsTraditional toys secure best ever sales for The Entertainer
Toys retailer The Entertainer is to steam ahead with expansion after recording its “strongest trading in the company’s history” in 2009.
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Opinion
Seven lessons from a blockbuster Christmas
It was clearly a stormingly good Christmas for the sector, in most cases more than making up for last year’s losses.