All News articles – Page 1710
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NewsLondon retail sales up 12%
Central London’s retail like-for-like sales in December were up 12% over a year ago, when sales had fallen 0.7% as the financial crisis hit consumer confidence.
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NewsThe White Company reveals strong Christmas trading
Clothing and homewares retailer The White Company has revealed a strong Christmas trading period as its full year profits soar 31% to £7.9m.
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NewsAsos sales ahead 30% over Christmas
Asos continued to see good growth over Christmas with sales ahead 30% year on year in the five weeks to January 3.
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NewsLiberty sales up 20% in 2009
Sales at Liberty climbed 20% in 2009 after a revamp of the iconic department store boosted footfall.
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NewsBoots joins Christmas winners
Alliance Boots will today unveil a strong performance over Christmas, with UK like-for-like sales growth at its retail arm approaching 5%.
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NewsPerfume Shop reports ‘outstanding’ Christmas
Perfume Shop, the specialist retailer controlled by global health and beauty giant AS Watson, increased UK and Ireland like-for-like sales by 8.5% over Christmas.
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NewsSnow boosts John Lewis online sales
Last week’s snowy weather resulted in a 56% surge in department store chain John Lewis’s internet sales.
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NewsPets at Home posts 6.7% Christmas sales rise
Pets at Home, the specialist retailer considering a sale or float, has posted 6.7% like-for-like sales growth over Christmas.
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NewsSnow does non-food retailers no favours
Non-food retailers’ trading has been disrupted over the past week by heavy snowfall as staff struggled to get to work and customers avoided venturing out to take advantage of the January Sales.
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NewsPoundland expansion to target larger stores
Single-price retailer Poundland is to maintain its ambitious store opening programme in 2010 and plans to trade from more larger-format stores after reporting total sales up 34.8% and like-for-like sales up 4.4% for the five weeks to January 3.
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NewsJessops reshuffles senior team in service drive
Jessops has reshuffled its senior management team as it focuses on service under chief executive Trevor Moore who joined in August.
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Retail sales down in Germany
Retail sales fell 2.8% year on year in November and are expected to have declined by about 2% for 2009 overall, according to Germany’s Federal Statistical Office.Sales for the first nine months were down 1.8%. Products experiencing declines included clothing, which were down 3.5% on the year.Personal care and prescription ...
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NewsDebenhams to refit stores in profit drive
Department store group Debenhams is to rev up store refits following the success of its Cardiff shop and give its brands a makeover as it focuses on profitability as well as sales.
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NewsJ Crew to test UK waters by launching online offer
US fashion retailer J Crew, whose fashions are sported by first lady Michelle Obama, has targeted the UK for expansion.
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Revenue increase at Jean Coutu
Pharmacy retailer Jean Coutu has reported a 9.3% year-on-year increase in revenue to C$678.1m (£396m) for its third-quarter.Retail sales increases reflected overall market growth, new store openings and consumers stocking up on over-the-counter drugs in case of a swine flu outbreak.On a same-store basis, sales climbed 6.3%. Over-the-counter drug sales ...
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NewsLoyalty push helps supermarkets outstrip the festive competition
Loyalty has played a key part in driving strong Christmas performances for grocers Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Co-operative Group.
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NewsCity freezes out retail despite solid results
Despite many retailers delivering impressive Christmas performances, store stocks - other than the grocers’ - were in deep freeze in a flat market.
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NewsChristmas success for Dune and Office
Footwear retailers Dune and Office recorded strong sales over the Christmas period.
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NewsChristmas like-for-likes plummet at Game
Computer entertainment specialist Game reported a like-for-like sales slump of 17.5% in the UK and Ireland after disappointing Christmas trading.
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NewsSnow chaos to cost grocers ‘millions’
Major transport disruption wreaks havoc with supermarkets’ supply chains