Christmas

Record-breaking sales of Amazon over the holiday weekend – Will it last until the end of 2022?

During Cyber Monday, and over the days preceding Thanksgiving, people were in a bullish mood with their buying habits on…

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Shopper spend rises 7.6% at UK supermarkets despite squeeze on incomes

Total Till sales grew +7.6% in the last four weeks ending 3 December 2022, up from +5.6% last month, according…

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4 in 5 shoppers using social media to find Christmas gift ideas

The inaugural Shop Social study, conducted by social media experts Maybe*, (https://www.maybetech.com/) has found that the products we are most…

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Primark to open 10 stores before Christmas

Primark’s parent company Associated British Foods (ABF) has announced that it is set to open 10 new stores before Christmas.…

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Moonpig lowers sales forecast ahead of uncertain Christmas

Greeting card retailer Moonpig has lowered its sales forecast for 2023 to £320m down from £350m in the half year…

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Quiz returns to profitability in H1 as demand rises

Quiz has welcomed a “significant” increase in profitability in its half-year results, as profit before tax hit £1.8m, up from…

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Curry’s ditches Royal Mail ahead of Christmas strikes

Curry’s has ditched Royal Mail as its delivery provider amid a series of Christmas strikes at the firm. As first…

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Tips for making a success of festive trading in a cost-of-living crisis

The most important trading season of the year has arrived, and in an intensely competitive market, retailers can’t afford to…

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Hotel Chocolat falls to £9.2m loss in FY22

Hotel Chocolat has fallen to a pre-tax loss of £9.2m in its latest full-year results, down from a profit of…

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Footfall gap to 2019 widens to -11.1% in Nov despite Black Friday boost

The gap in footfall from 2019 widened in November to -11.1% from -9.8% in October and -12.6% in September; -12.4%…

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