Black Friday

Sainsbury’s Q3 sales decline 1.1% due to ‘cautious’ customers

Sainsbury’s has reported a 1.1% decline in like-for-like sales during its third quarter which it has attributed to “cautious customer…

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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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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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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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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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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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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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