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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Sep- 2025 -30 SeptemberHigh Street
Card Factory profits fall despite revenue uplift
Card Factory has announced that its adjusted profit-before-tax has fallen 46.4% to £7.5m for the six months ended 31 July, compared with £14m in HY25. The company put this down to the timing of efficiency-focused investments including an upgrade to its point of sale till system. Despite this, the group’s…
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26 SeptemberHigh Street
Poundland rolls out ‘simple’ £1, £2, £3 grocery pricing
Poundland has completed the roll out of its simplified grocery pricing across all of its UK stores, taking the discount chain “firmly back to its roots”. The move, which it labelled as central to plans to get the business back on track, has simplified grocery ranges at Poundland stores to…
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25 SeptemberSupermarkets
Aldi to hire 4,500 staff ahead of Christmas trading
Aldi has announced plans to recruit 4,500 store colleagues across the UK in the run-up to Christmas. The supermarket said the recruitment drive will cover a range of permanent roles, including store assistants, managers and cleaners, to support both festive demand and its expansion into 2026. Aldi, which currently operates…
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24 SeptemberEntertainment
The Entertainer to open first outlet store at Dalton Park
Toy retailer The Entertainer will open its first outlet store at Dalton Park in County Durham on 4 October. The 2,000 sq ft shop will stock toys and games from brands including Lego, Barbie and Paw Patrol, alongside the retailer’s Early Learning Centre and Addo private label ranges. The opening…
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18 SeptemberSupermarkets
Morrisons sales rise 3% in Q3 as online business strengthens
Morrisons has seen like-for-like sales grow by 3.0% in its third quarter, despite rising inflation and “challenging” macroeconomic conditions, marking the eleventh consecutive quarter of like-for-like sales growth. Over the period, total sales rose by 3.5% to £4.0bn, bolstered by a strong online performance which saw double-digit like-for-like growth, making…
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17 SeptemberSupermarkets
Total till sales rise 4.1% amid back to school rush
Total Till sales at UK supermarkets grew (+4.1%) in the last four weeks ending 6th September 2025, up from the +3.7% recorded in August, signalled by the end of Summer holidays as shoppers shifted focus to back to school items and preparations for Christmas celebrations. According to the latest data…
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17 SeptemberHigh Street
The Perfume Shop launches largest Christmas recruitment drive
The Perfume Shop will recruit more than 900 seasonal staff across the UK for Christmas 2025, in what it described as one of its biggest recruitment drives to date. The retailer said it would take on more Christmas sales assistants than in 2024 to meet increased customer demand. Last year,…
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17 SeptemberOnline & Digital
Moonpig remains on track to meet FY26 guidance
Moonpig has announced that it remains on track to meet its FY26 guidance after reporting trading was in line with expectations since the start of the financial year (commencing 1 May 2025). The online greeting card and gifting group has seen revenues grow by 10% year-on-year since the start of…
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16 SeptemberSupermarkets
Autumn budget could hit festive spending, warns Aldi CEO
The UK chief executive of Aldi has warned that the timing of the government’s late November budget could dampen consumer spending in the run-up to Christmas. Speaking to The Guardian, Giles Hurley said uncertainty around the measures chancellor Rachel Reeves will announce to address the fiscal gap in public finances…
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11 SeptemberSupermarkets
Aldi invests £300m in price cuts
Aldi has revealed that it has invested more than £300m in price cuts since the start of 2025. The supermarket has reduced over 900 prices across its range in recent months, including fresh fruit and vegetables, bread, dairy and household essentials. Alongside this drive Aldi is set to open an…
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