The latest data from Barclaycard shows that shoppers are keen to spend in the run-up to Christmas, with Saturday December 5 ranking as the biggest day of retail spend in 2020 so far, with 40.6% more transactions than Black Friday last month.

It’s clear that despite, or indeed because of, a challenging 2020 shoppers are keen to make Christmas special this year.

We take a look at some of the retailers who are set up for festive success and those that will struggle to persuade customers to loosen their purse strings.