Christmas

Footasylum issues profit warning after ‘challenging’ Christmas trading conditions

Footwear retailer, Footasylum has issued a profit warning following “challenging trading conditions” during the festive period. Footasylum said it would…

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Morrisons posts fourth consecutive year of Christmas growth

Supermarket giant Morrisons’ group like-for-like sales increased by 3.6% for the nine weeks to 6 January 2019, its fourth consecutive…

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Aldi posts ‘record’ Christmas sales

Budget supermarket chain Aldi has has reported sales of almost £1bn for the month of December 2018, 10% higher than…

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Retail administrations rise for second consecutive year

The number of retailers entering into administration in 2018 was 125 – compared to 118 in 2017, an increase of…

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Gear4Music issues warning despite 41% sales growth

Gear4Music has issued a warning on profit for 2019 saying it would be “slightly below” last year’s results. The warning…

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Carnage on the shop floor

The pressure on the retail sector has been a consistent staple for investors since the end of the financial crisis,…

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Shop prices rise in December despite discounting

Shop prices saw a 0.3% year-on-year increase in December despite many retailers discounting heavily during the festive period, the BRC-Nielsen…

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Next Christmas sales boosted by online surge

Next has revealed better than expected results over the Christmas period despite a 9.2% decline in sales across its bricks-and-mortar…

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John Lewis ends final week of 2018 with 4.5% sales uplift

Department store chain John Lewis has reported a 4.5% year-on-year uplift in total sales for the week ending 29 December.…

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Iceland facing £21m bill over Christmas savings scheme

Iceland could be hit with a £21m fine as the HMRC has said the supermarket’s Christmas savings scheme meant its…

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