All Christmas articles – Page 72
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CartoonBlower’s retail cartoon: Has Black Friday stolen Christmas’ retail thunder?
Retail Week’s cartoonist Patrick Blower’s take on Black Friday madness and how it could affect the usual Christmas retail rush.
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NewsFarm Power campaign calls for supermarkets to be powered by cow manure
Supermarkets could be powered by cow manure following the Farm Power campaign and Thomas Pink Black Friday offers festive cheer.
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NewsFire at Hermes distribution centre delays Black Friday orders
A fire at Hermes’ central distribution centre in Warrington has caused delays to orders during the busiest time in the retail calendar.
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AnalysisRetail Week's 12 days of Christmas: 12 truths every retailer knows at Christmas
The Golden Quarter is crucially important for retailers – but it’s not a particuarly easy time for staff. Here are 12 things every retailer knows to be true about the peak period.
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NewsShoppers to spend less in January Sales after splashing out on Christmas
Shoppers are planning to spend less in the January Sales after splashing out during pre-Christmas extravaganzas including Black Friday.
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NewsAsos launches advent calendar competition on Instagram
Ever the social media guru, Asos has come up with a clever way of making the most of advent and the run-up to Christmas on Instagram.
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NewsAsda trials location-based mobile ads to drive customers in-store
Asda is tapping into consumer’s mobile device IDs and locations to deliver them targeted ads to drive them into stores.
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NewsFood prices decline for first time in eight years in November
Food prices last month fell for the first time in at least eight years as both fresh and ambient food categories reported annual deflation.
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AnalysisRetail Week’s 12 days of Christmas: 2014's Christmas in numbers
Christmas 2014 has already been an eventful one for retailers, and there are still a few weeks to go yet. Above are some of the key stats from the festive season.
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NewsCyber Monday eclipsed by Black Friday sales success
Cyber Monday has been superseded by Black Friday after shoppers chose to snap up Christmas bargains earlier this year.
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NewsPark Group sales up on back of rising consumer confidence
Christmas voucher specialist Park Group said rising consumer confidence helped sales soar 21% to £58.5m in the six months to September 30.
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AnalysisRetail Week’s 12 days of Christmas: Grocers’ festive food offers
With Christmas fast approaching, we take a look at the grocers’ festive food offers, from six-bird roasts to smoked reindeer and beyond.
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InterviewBonmarché: Q&A with chief executive Beth Butterwick
As Bonmarché posts soaring half-year profits, we speak to boss Beth Butterwick about its growth and how it plans to offset milder weather.
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OpinionComment: Does Christmas signal shutdown time for store design?
Christmas is normally a slack time for the store design and build sector, but this year things look a little different.
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NewsRetailers to face 600,000 returned Cyber Monday items
More than 600,000 orders made today could need re-delivering after Christmas, new research shows.
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GalleryRetail Week's 12 days of Christmas: The best festive window displays
Retailers’ Christmas window displays this year vary from fantastical at House of Fraser to fashion-forward at Debenhams.
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NewsConsumers plan Christmas shopping for Black Friday, says new research
Research from Retail Week has found that 31% of UK shoppers planned to buy Christmas presents on Black Friday.
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AnalysisAnalysis: What will Christmas 2014 look like for retailers?
In the run-up to Christmas, how will consumer behaviour and attitudes affect trading? Retail Week research explores 2014’s festive spending.
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CartoonBlower’s retail cartoon: Black Friday and Cyber Monday boost Christmas rush
Retail Week’s cartoonist Patrick Blower’s take on retailers’ Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals increasing the Christmas retail rush.
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OpinionRetail surgery: How can I create in-store Christmas experiences?
While there’s no doubt that consumers are increasingly blending their route to purchase, the fact remains that in June this year the ONS reported that 90% of UK retail sales in 2013 took place offline.