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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Jan- 2024 -10 JanuaryClothing & Shoes
Sosandar revenues up 23% in record quarter of trading
Sosandar has welcomed a record quarter of trading over the festive period, with revenues soaring 23% to £14.3m in the three months ended 31 December 2023. Over the quarter, a strong performance was seen in October and November and this carried on into December, with all channels “continuing to perform…
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10 JanuaryShopping Centres
Liverpool One reports strongest start to year since 2018
Grosvenor has reported that 2024 is already expected to top last years’ performance at Liverpool One, with a 10% increase in visitor numbers during the first week of January 2024 versus 2023, representing the destination’s strongest start to a year in more than five years. The start to the year…
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10 JanuarySupermarkets
Sainsbury’s Q3 sales jump 6.5% amid Christmas boost
Sainsbury’s has revealed that its retail sales jumped 6.5% for the 16 weeks ended 6 January 2024. As a result of this the company has reiterated its expectations of an underlying full-year profit of between £670m and £700m. Alongside this, the company’s grocery sales were up 9.3% while its Christmas…
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10 JanuaryHigh Street
ProCook revenues rise 3% over Golden Quarter
ProCook has revealed that total revenues over the third quarter increased by 3% year-on-year to £23.1m. While the kitchenware retailer’s total like-for-like revenues dipped by 0.4% over Black Friday and Christmas, its performance was better than the declines of 7.9% and 1.8% in the first and second quarters. The retailer’s…
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9 JanuaryNews
Today’s news in brief-9/1/24
The UK saw record-breaking grocery sales of £4.8bn during the week ending December 23, 2023, representing a 4.3% increase compared to the previous year. Aldi and Lidl continued to outperform the market, with a combined market share increasing to 20.1%. Total spending on groceries increased by £657m over the four…
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9 JanuarySupermarkets
Brits spend record £4.8bn on groceries during Christmas
Sales at the UK supermarkets reached a record breaking £4.8bn during the week ending 23rd December 2023, according to the latest data from NIQ. This is a +4.3% uplift in sales compared with Christmas in 2022 as volumes also increased by 1.2% as shoppers traded up at this busy time…
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9 JanuaryHigh Street
Festive period fails to boost retail sales, BRC finds
Total retail sales in the UK rose by only 1.7% in December, against a growth of 6.9% the prior year, as Christmas failed to “make amends” for what was a challenging year in retail. December’s growth was below the three-month average growth of 2.3%, and below the 12-month average growth…
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8 JanuaryHigh Street
Majestic sales rise 8.1% in run-up to Christmas
Majestic has experienced its “best ever” Christmas trading period after recording a 8.1% increase in total sales in the eight weeks to 25 December. Retail sales also grew compared with the same period last year, as Majestic stores served 63,000 new customers ahead of the holidays. Friday 22 December became…
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8 JanuaryNews
Sandersons sales grow 5% to £7m in 2023
Sandersons Boutique Department Stores has reported a 5% retail sales growth in 2023 across the company’s three bricks and mortar stores and online, with a “strong” November and December. The independent department store chain has seen retail sales grow from £564k in 2016 to almost £7m in 2023, despite a…
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5 JanuaryHigh Street
Boots Q1 driven by record-breaking Black Friday
Boots has revealed it delivered a strong performance in its first quarter of the year, ended 30 November 2023, as retail sales jumped 9.8% aided by a “record-breaking” Black Friday. The retailer, owned by Walgreens Boots Alliance, also revealed it secured its 11th consecutive quarter of market share growth, with…
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