Christmas

JD Sports ups guidance amid strong Christmas trading

JD Sports has raised its full-year guidance after a “particularly impressive” business performance over the Christmas period, both in stores…

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Topps Tiles hails strong Q1 trading

Topps Tiles has reported a “strong Q1” with group sales up 10.2% year on year for the 13-weeks ended 31…

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Sainsbury’s raises profit outlook as sales jump 7.1%

Sainsbury’s has revealed that its total sales jumped 7.1% in the six weeks to January 6, boosting its Q3 like-for-like…

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Could budget supermarkets dominate ‘the big four’?

The big four – Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Asda and Morrisons – were once the undisputed favourites for supermarket shopping. However, when…

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Retail sales rise 6.9% over Christmas

The BRC has reported that sales on a total basis increased by 6.9% in December 2022, compared with the prior…

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The Fragrance Shop reports ‘record sales’ amid 11% increase

The Fragrance Shop has announced that it saw an 11.2% increase in underlying sales in the six weeks ending 31…

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Supermarkets see spending surge in final weeks of December

Total Till value growth at supermarkets increased to 10.9% from 7.6% in the final four weeks ending 31 December 2022,…

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Card Factory ups FY guidance amid strong Xmas sales

Card Factory has raised its full-year guidance following a year of “good momentum” across the business, with sales boosted by…

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Lidl sees sales rise 25% in run up to Christmas

Lidl GB has announced that over 1.3m people shopped with them in the run up to Christmas, as its sales…

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Timpson rescues In-Time out of administration

Timpson has announced the acquisition of watch and jewellery repairer In-Time, which had collapsed in the days running up to…

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