All Christmas articles – Page 88
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OpinionComment: Are Christmas adverts worth the time (and money)?
This week John Lewis unveils its Christmas advert, but will it and others like it bring home the festive bacon?
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OpinionComment: The grocery battle heats up as Lidl and Aldi target more affluent customers
Discount supermarket chain Lidl has launched its first television advertising campaign in the UK in its latest attempt to grab middle class shoppers from the likes of Tesco and Sainsbury’s.
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AnalysisCampaign of the week: Shop Direct's Very advert to stand out for festive party goers
Shop Direct’s new eye-catching campaign for its Very brand uses special effects in the setting of an office Christmas party to promote its partywear range in the run up to the festive season.
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NewsThe Range launches Christmas ad as profits rise
The Range has launched a Christmas ad showcasing its ‘surprising’ product quality and prices and full-year profits have soared.
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NewsMarks & Spencer adds fairy tale magic to Christmas campaign
Marks & Spencer has added some fairy tale magic to its Christmas campaign, which features stars such as Helena Bonham-Carter.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How are etailers investing and innovating to rip down barriers to online shopping?
The quest to make online shopping as quick and convenient as possible has accelerated this year as retailers excelled themselves with slick fulfilment and innovative partnerships.
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NewsBarratts battles for survival amid cash flow crisis
Shoe retailer Barratts is on the verge of collapse after suffering a cash flow crisis less than two years after falling into administration.
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GalleryIn pictures: Selfridges unwraps Christmas window displays
Department store Selfridges has unveiled its festive window displays at its flagship store in Oxford Street.
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AnalysisCampaign of the week: DFS hopes festive fulfilment pledge will win customers over
DFS promises in its new campaign that it will deliver sofas on time for Christmas, but it is questionable whether this fulfilment pledge will be enough to sway consumers to make such a big investment in the run-up to the festive holiday.
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OpinionComment: Christmas starts with a bang, but online shopping is the one to watch
Christmas has started with another helping of good news for retailers. Sales are expected to be the best since pre-crisis levels of 2007 with online sales forecast to reach £11.6bn this quarter, a 12% increase year on year.
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NewsMarks & Spencer to recruit 12,000 Christmas staff
Marks & Spencer is to recruit 12,000 seasonal staff to work in its stores over the busy Christmas period and value specialist Poundland is to hire 2,500.
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NewsBoots prepares for "convenience" Christmas as it ramps up multichannel offer
Boots is gearing up for a Christmas of convenience as it ramps up its multichannel offer, according to new UK managing director for health and beauty Simon Roberts.
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AnalysisCampaign of the week: Morrisons promotion fails to truly reward loyal customers
Morrisons is the first grocer to launch its Christmas advertising, but this campaign raises a question over whether its festive promotional tactics will work.
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OpinionRetail surgery: How can retailers retain their customers and stop showrooming from ruining their Christmas?
How can retailers retain their customers and stop showrooming from ruining their Christmas?
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NewsRegent Street's biggest ever Christmas lights display sponsored by Dreamworks
Regent Street’s Christmas lights will be sponsored by Dreamworks’ new animated film Mr Peabody and Sherman this year in the shopping destination’s biggest ever festive display.
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NewsSeasonal sales to hit £88bn in best Christmas since start of recession
This Christmas is expected to be the best for retailers since the start of the recession as sales climb by £2bn year on year to reach more than £88bn.
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OpinionComment: Retailers gear up for Christmas
Get ready, Christmas is almost here. Yes, really. No sooner have the barbecues, pop-up tents and water pistols been consigned to the shed, then retailers’ minds shift towards Christmas.
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NewsAmazon to employ 15,000 Christmas temps
Amazon is to increase the number of seasonal staff it employs this year by 5,000 to 15,000 this Christmas.
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NewsJohn Lewis to hire over 2,000 temps over Christmas
Department store John Lewis is recruiting over 2,000 new temporary staff as sales assistants in the run up to Christmas this year.
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NewsShoppers shun m-commerce as retailers hope for mobile Christmas
The majority of shoppers are yet to embrace m-commerce and have no plans to over the next year despite retailers forecasting a “mobile Christmas” this year.