Christmas

Today’s news in brief-4/1/24

UK retail footfall rose by 6.1% in December driven by a festive shopping surge. Shopping centres led with an 11.1%…

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Food and health and beauty to perform better in 2024

Food and health and Beauty are expected to be two of the best performing retail categories for 2024, according to…

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Festive shopping boosts footfall 6.1% in December

Footfall across UK retail destinations rose by +6.1% from November to December as poor weather conditions, rail disruption and the…

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JD Sports lowers guidance after underwhelming Christmas sales

JD Sports has lowered its full year profit guidance to between £915m – £935m, down from its ambitious £1bn target…

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Mamas & Papas sales rise 17%

High street nursery brand Mamas and Papas has reported sales rose by 17% in the 13 weeks to 31 December.…

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Next ups guidance after Christmas trading boost

Next has raised its full-year guidance for the fifth time in eight months, after a period of strong trading over…

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Today’s news in brief- 3/1/24

Asda has appointed Matt Kelleher, former Chief Information Officer at Morrisons, as its first Chief Digital Officer. Kelleher will be…

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The O2 sales jump 31% in 2023

The Entertainment District and Outlet Shopping at The O2 has reported a record-breaking year of trade in 2023, with a…

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Morrisons invests £15m to freeze prices across 1000 products

Morrisons has revealed it has invested £15m in order to cut the price of popular products this January in a…

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Supermarkets see highest December transactions since 2019

Britons made 488 million trips to the supermarkets over the four weeks to 24 December, 12 million more than last…

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