Black Friday

‘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…

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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…

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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.…

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Boxing Day footfall falls to lowest level since 2010

Retail footfall decreased by 10.6% on Boxing Day in 2019, and marks the largest decrease in footfall since 2010. The…

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How technology can help retail marketers create happy consumers

Shopping online during Black Friday/Cyber Monday, over the busy Christmas period, and in the January sales (yep, they’re still a…

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Black Friday delays Christmas footfall surge

Black Friday has delayed the expected Christmas footfall surge according to Ipsos Retail Performance, leading to the forecasted footfall for…

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Online sales soar in November

Online sales grew 16.4% year-on-year in the month of November, according to the latest figures from the IMRG Capgemini Online…

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‘Jingle bots’ are artificially ramming online shopping baskets to use up stock

I have my reservations about this story because we spend a lot of time in our office poring over the…

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H&M sales rise in Q4

Fashion retailer H&M has reported a 9% increase in net sales to SEK61,704m (£4.98m) for the three months to 30…

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Why shoppers want simple sustainability

The Black Friday and Cyber Monday shopping spike is putting packaging into perspective for shoppers and creating demand for simple…

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