More Christmas continued – Page 15
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AnalysisData: Black Friday - lessons for this year from 2018
With less than a month to Black Friday, Retail Week pores over what happened last year and what retailers can learn to nail the big event this year.
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OpinionLeader: December election – keep calm and carry on retailing
The last thing retail needs is a December election, as Boris Johnson has called for.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Will Christmas cheer beat festive fear as election looms?
The golden quarter is underway against a backdrop of worrying predictions on consumer spending, Brexit chaos and a possible general election. Retail Week looks at the industry’s prospects at this crucial time of year.
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GalleryIn pictures: Selfridges unveils futuristic Christmas window
Selfridges has unveiled its Christmas window and in-store displays across all its stores – London, Birmingham, Manchester and online.
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VideoWill Christmas 2019 be ho-ho-ho or humbug for retailers?
With some retail leaders preparing for ‘the worst Christmas since Woolworths collapsed’ in 2008, the team debate if businesses will be full of festive cheer or fear by the end of 2019.
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OpinionLeader: Don’t let Brexit steal retail’s Christmas
The good news just keeps coming. A week that began with the pre-pack administrations and sales of Jack Wills, Coast and Karen Millen ended with the news the economy contracted 0.2% between April and June.
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AnalysisKey takeaways from the trends that shaped Christmas
Our new report draws on insights from the golden quarter to identify the threats and opportunities for retail in 2019.
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VideoWatch: What the Christmas footfall slump tells us about 2019
Discounting made no discernible impact on trading and footfall over Christmas, says Springboard marketing and insights director Diane Wehrle.
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OpinionOpinion: Retail's winners show how to beat tough times
Now that the bulk of the numbers are in, what to make of retail’s Christmas and the outlook for this year?
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AnalysisAnalysis: Unwrapping retail's Christmas trading trends
Today brought trading updates from some of retail’s biggest names, helping to paint a picture of how the golden quarter panned out. We look at some of the key themes.
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AnalysisBRC KPMG sales: Worst Christmas since 2008 – sector by sector
It was the worst Christmas since the depths of the recession with just a handful of categories growing, according to the BRC-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Were grocers hit by Christmas ‘downtrading’?
As the countdown to Christmas ticked into December – and political uncertainty continued to swirl – two schools of thought appeared to emerge among grocery retailers.
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DataRetail league table: Christmas trading 2018
Find out how retailers performed during the critical Christmas 2018 trading period, with our league table comparing sales.
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AnalysisRetail resolutions 2019: Henry Birch, Barry Williams and others
As the new year nears, retail leaders share their resolutions for 2019 with Retail Week.
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AnalysisRetail resolutions 2019: Jo Whitfield, Javier Quiñones and more
As the new year nears, retail leaders share their resolutions for 2019 with Retail Week.
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AnalysisRetail resolutions 2019: Rob Collins, Nitin Passi and Mark Bourgeois
As the new year nears, retail leaders share their resolutions for 2019 with Retail Week.
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DataJust 2% shop for presents in week before Christmas
Only 2% of consumers start to shop for presents in the week before Christmas, new data has revealed.
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OpinionOpinion: 'Tis the season to welcome everyone's pound
This year marked a turning point for retailers. We saw the profits of high street darling John Lewis drop 99% and, arguably for the first time, challenges extended into ecommerce as Asos issued a shock profit warning.
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CartoonRetail cartoon: Super Saturday or Christmas chaos?
Patrick Blower’s take on retailers and shoppers gearing up for ‘Super Saturday’.
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Retail VoiceWhy the customer experience is not just for Christmas
Black Friday and Cyber Monday are now firmly established in the UK retail calendar. However, while they are great news for consumers, they also devalue brands and retailers.