Christmas
This coverage explores the critical Christmas trading period in the UK retail sector, focusing on sales performance, promotional strategies, consumer trends, supply chain planning, and operational challenges. Reporting highlights how retailers prepare for and execute peak season campaigns to maximise revenue and manage demand. Designed for executives and managers, it provides insights into effective planning and competitive positioning during the festive season.
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Nov- 2025 -6 NovemberSupermarkets
Sainsbury’s ups guidance amid strong first half
Sainsbury’s has raised its full-year guidance and now expects a retail underlying operating profit of more than £1bn for its full-year results following strong sales in its first half. It comes as Sainsbury’s reported a 5.2% rise in retail sales excluding fuel for the half-year ended 13 September 2025, driven…
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6 NovemberHigh Street
UK retail footfall dips 1.3% in October
Retail footfall across the UK fell 1.3% in October compared with the same month last year, according to data from MRI Software. The decline was led by a 2.3% drop in high street visits, while shopping centres and retail parks recorded smaller decreases of 0.2% and 0.4% respectively. The report…
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5 NovemberSupermarkets
Aldi to open 16 new stores in run up to Christmas
Aldi announced it is to open 16 new stores between Thursday 6 November and Friday 12 December 2025, as it continues its £650m investment into its store estate. The new stores locations include Kirkintilloch in Scotland, Cheadle in Staffordshire, Billericay in Essex and Kentish Town in London. The UK’s fourth-largest…
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5 NovemberHigh Street
Cyber attack slashes M&S profits by more than half
Marks and Spencer has seen its adjusted profit before tax fall to £184.1m in the first half of the year ended 27 September 2025, down from £413.1m in the same period last year as a result of the cyber attack it suffered in April. The company also revealed that it…
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4 NovemberDepartment Stores
John Lewis unveils 2025 Christmas ad
John Lewis has unveiled its 2025 Christmas advert, marking the start of the festive retail season with a story of connection set to a reimagined 1990s dance classic. The campaign, created by Saatchi and Saatchi, features Where Love Lives by Alison Limerick, with a new version by producer and artist…
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3 NovemberDepartment Stores
John Lewis to launch VIP experiences for loyalty card members
John Lewis is set to open a VIP lounge at its flagship store on Oxford Street in London for loyalty card members, according to reports from The Telegraph. The company has revealed that it will be trialling the VIP area until Christmas, with customers able to get a complimentary glass…
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Oct- 2025 -30 OctoberHigh Street
HMV to open three new stores as part of UK and European expansion
HMV has announced plans to open three new stores in Peterborough, Cork and The Hague as part of its ongoing expansion across the UK and Europe. The new locations represent a further step in its investment in high-street retail following a period of growth and refurbishment across its existing estate. …
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28 OctoberFeatures
Tackling 2025’s top three peak pressures – are you prepared?
Retail logistics experts from Advanced Supply Chain (ASC) and ReBound Returns outline strategies for retailers to overcome this year’s peak pressure points. 1) Sales surges Retailers have, in recent years, successfully stretched one-day price cuts to weekend sales events, through to month-long promotions – smoothing intense spikes. However, industry data…
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27 OctoberSupermarkets
Asda to open second standalone George store in Hull
Asda is set to open its second standalone George concept store in Hull on 31 October, as part of plans to replace its Asda Living brand with the George format nationwide. The new store, located at Anlaby Retail Park, follows the pilot site at Crown Point in Leeds, which opened…
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21 OctoberSupermarkets
Aldi launches £10,000 Winter Fund to support local charities
Aldi is inviting shoppers to nominate local charities, community groups and food banks to receive a share of its £10,000 Winter Fund aimed at helping those most in need ahead of Christmas. A panel of Aldi representatives will review nominations and select organisations to receive cash donations to support their…
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