Christmas

Boots welcomes ‘record’ beauty sales over Christmas period

Boots has revealed that for the three months to 28 February, Christmas trading brought a “record-breaking” performance for its beauty…

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Supermarket sales up 8.6% as grocery inflation hits 17.5%

Take-home grocery sales increased 8.6% over the most recent 12 week-period as grocery price inflation reached record levels. According to…

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It’s always someone’s birthday: gift cards remain evergreen

Inflation and rising living costs have turned consumers into paranoid penny-pinchers, who are cautiously awaiting the next fiscal catastrophe to…

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Asda expands Claire’s partnership to 500 locations

Accessories and jewellery retailer Claire’s is partnering up with supermarket chain Asda to bring Claire’s products to more than 500…

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Amazon to axe a further 9,000 jobs

Amazon has plans to cut a further 9,000 jobs in the areas of cloud computing and advertising as a way…

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Severe weather sees footfall drop 7%

Footfall across UK retail destinations declined by -7% last week due to “severe” weather conditions, a far greater decline than…

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Virgin Wines launches business review as profits plummet

Virgin Wines has launched a full review of the business after profits tumbled to £0.1m in its half-year results, down…

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Retail jobs at lowest four quarter average in over a decade

The number of retail jobs in the UK was down to its lowest average four quarter level in over a…

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UK GDP grows by 0.3% in January

Monthly gross domestic product (GDP) is estimated to have increased by a narrow 0.3% in January, with a faster recovery…

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Hotel Chocolat revenues and profit tumble in H1

Hotel Chocolat has reported a fall in revenues in the half-year ended 25 December 2022, falling from £142m last year…

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