Christmas

M&S reports fall in festive sales revenues

Marks and Spencer has reported a 0.7% decline in revenues in its third quarter of the current financial year to…

Read More »

‘Worst year on record’ for retail, says BRC

Total retail sales decreased by 0.1% in 2019, compared with the 1.2% increase recorded in 2018, making it the “worst…

Read More »

‘Biggest day of food sales’ helps Tesco fight Christmas slump

Strong food sales including a reported “biggest food sales day in history” helped Tesco post a slight Christmas sales increase…

Read More »

John Lewis boss steps down amid poor Christmas sales

John Lewis Partnership has announced its managing director, Paula Nickolds, will step down amid “weak” sales over the Christmas period.…

Read More »

Sainsbury’s Christmas sales slip as Argos struggles

Supermarket giant Sainsbury’s has posted a 0.7% decline in like-for-like sales for the 15 week period ending 4 January as…

Read More »

UK supermarkets experience lowest festive sales growth in five years

UK supermarkets have experienced the lowest sales growth over the Christmas period in five years, with sales growing by 0.5%…

Read More »

Morrisons sales suffer over Christmas period

Morrisons has been hit by an “unusually challenging” festive period, it has announced in its latest trading update. Like-for-like sales,…

Read More »

Mountain Warehouse reports ‘record’ trading over festive period

Mountain Warehouse has reported “record” Christmas trading with sales up 16.2% to £95.8m in the 13 weeks to December 2019.…

Read More »

Aldi sales top £1bn amid ‘record’ Christmas 

Supermarket giant Aldi saw sales soar over the festive period, with sales topping £1bn for the first time. In the…

Read More »

Next hikes profit forecast after Christmas sales boost

Next has announced a lift to its full-year profit guidance after strong trading over the festive period. Full price sales…

Read More »