More Christmas continued – Page 2
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Opinion‘Why we are more downbeat on the UK retail outlook’
It’s hard to believe how the mood music of shoppers and retailers has changed since last year’s general election, observes Shore Capital’s Clive Black
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AnalysisHow M&S achieved a ‘record’ Christmas – and where there’s room for improvement
Marks & Spencer’s Christmas performance beat expectations. We look at what lay behind success, where the retailer thinks it could do better and the outlook for 2025
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InterviewQ&A: Tesco boss on customer sentiment, Christmas and dealing with increased costs
On a day that Tesco delivered the results of its “biggest ever Christmas”, chief executive Ken Murphy and chief financial officer Imran Nawaz spoke to the press about how customers behaved during the busy festive period, and how the grocery giant will deal with mounting costs.
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DataThe Christmas trading 2024 retail league table
Find out how retailers fared during the critical 2024/25 Christmas trading period with our league table benchmarking sales performance across the industry.
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Opinion‘A Christmas profit warning is inauspicious, but retail has reasons to be cheerful about 2025’
Despite a hefty profit warning from Shoe Zone, as long as retailers overall meet muted Christmas expectations then City appetite for their shares could pick up in the new year, writes George MacDonald
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Opinion‘At Christmas most people shop with their hearts and if they can spend, they will’
Dire predictions about retail’s Christmas performance are almost as traditional as holly and mistletoe, but rarely come true, says Charlotte Hardie
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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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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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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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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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Opinion‘Entire retail industry is scratching its head to find a way to make the numbers work post-Budget’
Unexpected extra costs imposed in the recent Budget have left retailers reeling in shock. They will need all their legendary resilience to leap the hurdles placed in their way by the government, warns Charlotte Hardie
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DataConsumer research: retailers should get set for a bumper Black Friday and bright Christmas
New consumer data from YouGov shows that customers are getting back into the Christmas spirit in 2024.
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InterviewQ&A: Boots exec explains why the retailer is betting big on beauty this Christmas
Boots head of gift transformation and strategic brand partnerships, Jenna Whittingham-Ward explains how the UK’s largest health and beauty retailer is going big on beauty this Christmas.
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AnalysisBudget backlash: Sainsbury’s boss warns tax rises will lead to higher prices
Despite posting surging profits and sales at the half year, Sainsbury’s boss Simon Roberts became the latest retail boss to warn that Labour’s all stick and no carrot approach to business will lead to higher prices.
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AnalysisWhy Marks & Spencer is confident on growth despite £60m Budget ‘double whammy’
After smashing interim results expectations, Marks & Spencer chief executive Stuart Machin sees plenty of opportunity to keep up momentum across the board – despite unwelcome extra costs following the recent Budget.
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AnalysisPrepare, nearshore and automate: How retailers can strengthen the supply chain for Christmas and beyond
With the Red Sea crisis continuing to cause havoc globally, Retail Week spoke to supply chain experts to find out how retailers can plan for Christmas and beyond.
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Opinion‘Consumer sentiment is low but some retailers can still be optimistic about golden quarter’
Retailers that can make consumers feel like their purchase is essential or make products feel like an affordable treat are likely to have the greatest success this Christmas, maintains PwC’s Lisa Hooker