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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Nov- 2021 -30 NovemberSupermarkets
Asda Q3 sales slow as group combats supply issues
Asda has revealed it has chartered its own cargo ship to protect the availability of key festive products in a bid to combat supply challenges and ensure shelves are stocked for Christmas. Other measures include increasing the volume of turkeys and pigs in blankets in store compared to last year,…
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29 NovemberClothing & Shoes
Shoe Zone set to open Big Box store in Barnstaple
Footwear retailer Shoe Zone has announced it is set to open a new store in Barnstaple, Devon, on 4 December. Shoe Zone operates from a portfolio of around 400 stores and has approximately 3,000 employees across the UK. It revealed Debbie Cook has been appointed as store manager, with the…
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26 NovemberEconomy
Shoppers to face biggest Xmas price rises in over 30 years
UK shoppers are set to face the biggest Christmas price rises in over 30 years after the “angst of widespread shortages” sent people rushing to the shops this November, according to the latest CBI quarterly Distributive Trades Survey. It revealed that consumer concerns about a lack of stock this month…
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26 NovemberDIY
ScS orders hit by fall in ‘big ticket’ purchases
ScS has seen a decline in orders in recent weeks, with a one-year like-for-like order decline of 10.6% following an “unprecedented” period of pent-up demand at the beginning of the prior year. While the group started the year strong, with a two year like-for-like order intake growth for the first…
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26 NovemberEconomy
Footfall on the rise ahead of festive season
Footfall in UK retail destinations rose by 4.1% last week compared with the week before, a “considerable improvement” from the rise of 1.5% in the previous week, according to the latest figures from Springboard. In high streets the increase was even greater at 6.2%, nearly double the rise of 3.3%…
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25 NovemberHealth & Beauty
Revolution Beauty eyes US expansion despite losses widening
Revolution Beauty has revealed plans to expand its presence in the US market, despite seeing its H1 losses widen to £15.2m on the back of rising costs. The beauty retailer revealed the loss for the six month period ending 31 August came despite group revenues surging 39% to £78.6m. It…
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22 NovemberHigh Street
Black Friday footfall set for comeback in 2021
A surge in shopping is forecast for Black Friday this year, with UK footfall set to increase by 7.9% between 21 and 27 November against the previous week, according to the latest figures from Springboard. The higher footfall is set to peak on Black Friday itself, with a predicted rise…
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19 NovemberEconomy
UK Consumer Confidence improves in November despite high inflation
UK consumer confidence improved by three points in November despite concerns over rising inflation, according to GfK’s Consumer Confidence Index. GfK revealed that four of the index’s measures increased during the period, with a seven-point jump in the major purchase index indicating “good news” for retailers in the run-up to…
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19 NovemberEconomy
Retail sales return to growth in October
October Retail sales volumes rose by 0.8%, according to the latest data by the Office of National Statistics (ONS). Non-food stores also saw a rise in sales volumes by 4.2% during the period, with second-hand stores, toy stores and sports equipment stores growing by 6.2%. Meanwhile, clothing stores sales volumes…
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16 NovemberHigh Street
B&M launches £250m senior secured notes offering
B&M has announced that it intends to raise £250m through a sterling-denominated senior secured notes offer due in 2028. B&M said it would use the money raised from the secured notes, a type of corporate bond that gives an investor a higher-priority claim compared to junior notes when a company…
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