All Christmas articles – Page 5
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AnalysisCurrys at Christmas: Inside Europe’s largest repair centre during the festive season
Retail Week visits the Currys repair centre in Newark during the final push to Christmas to see how the retailer is extending the life of tech while gearing up for the big day
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AnalysisGolden quarter trading: does a bumper Black Friday mean a flat Christmas?
Black Friday was huge this year as bargain hunters hit the streets (and the sites) on a mission to get the bulk of their Christmas gift shopping behind them. But is Black Friday’s gain at the expense of the crucial shopping spend in the weeks before Christmas?
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Analysis32 retailers reveal the products that will dominate Christmas
Argos, Boots, H&M, Iceland, John Lewis, Primark, Sainsbury’s, Tesco, The Entertainer, Waitrose and other leading retailers have told Retail Week which products they forecast to dominate sales this Christmas.
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Report StoreHow They’ll Spend It 2025
Exclusive research with 1,000 UK consumers on where they intend to spend in 2025
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DataData: How 1,000 UK shoppers will spend their money next year
A massive 73% of consumers are “worried” about the high cost of living and 37% are reducing their spending as a result, Retail Week’s new report reveals.
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NewsShoppers’ Christmas spending set to rise according to new research
The cost of living crisis isn’t set to derail the festive cheer with consumers planning to spend 10% more on gifts and 60% more on food and drink this year.
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NewsProCook sales have jumped as Christmas trading momentum picks up
ProCook has said trading momentum has picked up and posted an increase in first-half sales during a strong golden quarter.
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NewsInditex has reported a strong start to Christmas trading as sales and profits soar
Zara owner Inditex has reported a strong start to festive trading, as sales and profits soared over the year.
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NewsConsumers predicted to leave it late but spend big this Christmas
While the build-up to the golden quarter has been glacial, new predictive data from PwC shows that consumers are set to spend big this Christmas.
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AnalysisReviewed: the top 10 retailer Christmas adverts of 2024 according to the experts
We’ve gathered a panel of experts from Adland who have worked with some of the best-known retailers and brands in the world to deliver their verdict on some of the biggest retailer adverts of 2024.
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NewsOcado has passed a sales milestone as Christmas nears
Online grocer Ocado Retail has notched up its best-ever number of weekly orders as shoppers prepare for Christmas.
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GalleryIn pictures: retailers’ spectacular Christmas windows
It’s the most wonderful time of the year for store windows, as retailers seek to create seasonal in-store theatre to stimulate golden quarter spend
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AnalysisThat’s a wrap: Have Black Friday and Cyber Monday been boom or bust for UK retail this year?
After a depressingly slow November, retailers could have been forgiven for thinking that Christmas spending might never come. With the promotions coming to an end, did Black Friday and Cyber Monday actually deliver?
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NewsNovember footfall sees ‘significant’ increase despite stormy weather
Retail footfall in November saw its greatest month on month increase since 2013 despite chaos from storm Bert.
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VideoThe Entertainer launches heartfelt ad in biggest ever Christmas campaign
The Entertainer has kicked off its “biggest ever” Christmas advertising campaign with a new ad that highlights the “deep love children develop for their ‘most favourite’ toy”.
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Opinion‘Christmas adverts have become too centred around a carrot and a bunch of copy-carrots’
Christmas adverts have become centred around a carrot and a bunch of copy-carrots, and it’s time retail led the industry through some well-needed step changes once again, writes Lucky Generals chief executive Cressida Holmes-Smith.
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NewsBRC urges the government to take steps to ensure a safe Christmas for retail staff
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) and members have called on the government to take necessary steps to ensure retail staff have a safe Christmas as we gear towards the peak trading period.
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NewsUK shoppers are set to spend over £2bn on secondhand gifts over Christmas
Shoppers in the UK plan to spend a total of £2.05bn on secondhand gifts over this festive season as pre-loved rises in popularity, according to new research from Vinted and Retail Economics.
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NewsUK retail sales fall in October after three months of growth
UK retail sales volumes fell in October after a marginal increase in September as retailers reported that Budget uncertainty affected sales.
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NewsCurrys is making tech upgrades and store improvements ahead of Christmas
Currys is making enhancements to its omnichannel offering through tech upgrades and in-store improvements ahead of the busy festive season.