Christmas

Will retailers rise to the occasion this Christmas?

Retailers are entering their busiest and potentially most profitable period – but it is also their riskiest. Fail to hit…

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How retailers can avoid the £2.4bn peak returns crisis

The Christmas peak period is often heralded as the saving grace of retail’s calendar. But any dramatic spike in sales…

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December consumer confidence ends 2018 on five-year low

GfK’s long-running Consumer Confidence Index decreased by one point in December 2018 to -14. The measure for the general economic…

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London’s West End to receive £186m pre-Christmas boost

Shoppers visiting London’s West End are expected to spend £186m in the final three days before Christmas, according to New…

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The shift towards conscious consumerism

The UK’s ethical retail sector has grown by more than £40bn since 2008, with households spending an average of £1,263…

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Online breaks 20% of retail for first time

The quantity bought in retail sales increased by 0.4% in the three months to November 2018, driven by growths in…

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How retail marketers can cut the cost of Christmas

Christmas is an expensive time of year for everybody – particularly retail businesses as competition intensifies around the seasonal period.…

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Footfall drops in lead-up to Christmas trading period

Footfall dropped by 0.1% during the second week December, according to the latest figures from Springboard. However, the drop appears…

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John Lewis bucks retail woes with festive sales increase

John Lewis has bucked retail troubles reporting a total sales increase of 1.8% for the week to 15 December. The…

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Lowest November growth in seven years for online retail

UK online retail sales suffered its worst November growth since 2011 last month coming in at just +8.1% year-on-year (YoY),…

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