Retailers wary of festive fallout

Icy weather, a "fed up of being fed up" consumer and Christmas spirit all contributed to healthy retail growth for many fashion stores in December. just-style news editor Joe Ayling now looks at whether the momentum can be maintained.

In the money: Retailers boosted by generous December

22 January 2010

UK: Retail sales edge up in December

22 January 2010

UK retail sales in December inched up by just 0.3% on November, disappointing hopes of a strong revival in Christmas trading.

UK: Asos Christmas sales climb 30%

18 January 2010

Online fashion store Asos has announced that its sales rose 30% year on year for the five week festive period to 3 January 2010, in line with its expectations.

UK: Mothercare hails “particularly good” Christmas sales

15 January 2010

Strong online sales have helped baby care and accessories retailer Mothercare Plc to a “particularly good” Christmas and its 18th consecutive quarter of like-for-like sales growth.

US: December retail sales show surprise fall

14 January 2010

Sales at US retailers saw a surprise fall in December, in marked contrast to the modest rises in Christmas sales reported last week by many of the county’s largest retail chains.

UK: Christmas sales edge up at Debenhams

12 January 2010

Sales at department store retailer Debenhams moved up slightly during Christmas trading, encouraging the company to step up its capital programme for the rest of the year.

UK: Peacock’s Stores reports strong Christmas sales

12 January 2010

UK value fashion chain Peacocks has reported a 13% increase in sales for the eight weeks leading up to Christmas.

UK: Clothing helps retail sales surge in December

12 January 2010

Wintry weather provided a much-needed boost to UK clothing and footwear sales in December, helping lift total sales for the month to a five-year high.

UK: Clothing growth boosts Tesco Christmas sales

12 January 2010

Supermarket giant Tesco enjoyed its strongest Christmas trading in three years, with growth in clothing helping to boost group sales by 7.5%.

UK: House of Fraser enjoys “biggest ever” Christmas week

11 January 2010

Department store group House of Fraser today (11 January) became the latest UK retailer to post stellar results during the eight-week Christmas trading period, with sales growing by 7.1%.

UK: Ted Baker sales soar 19% over Christmas

8 January 2010

Designer fashion brand Ted Baker Plc today (8 January) booked a 19.1% hike in retail sales over the Christmas trading period, and said it is “well placed” for 2010 despite the uncertain economic outlook.

US: Retailers' December 2009 sales roundup

7 January 2010

The following is a general roundup of US apparel and shoe chains' December 2009 sales results. The list will be updated as new results become available.

UK: New Look toasts Christmas sales increase

7 January 2010

Value fashion retailer New Look enjoyed a successful Christmas, posting UK like-for-like sales up 5.9% in the 14 weeks to 2 January.

UK: JD Sports fears weather will dent upbeat Christmas

7 January 2010

Athletic clothing and footwear retailer JD Sports Fashion Plc today (7 January) said it expects its full-year pre-tax profit to beat expectations after like-for-like sales rose 6.6% during the Christmas trading period.

UK: Christmas fashion sales soar at John Lewis

5 January 2010

John Lewis has posted a 15.8% rise in total sales at its department stores division for the five weeks to 2 January, driven by demand for its fashion and homeware lines.

UK: Next ups guidance on “better than expected” Christmas

5 January 2010

Fashion retailer Next increased its full-year profit guidance after “better than expected” sales in the crucial pre-Christmas trading period.

UK: December retail sales climb 1.8%

26 January 2009

UK sales volumes for the month of December grew by 1.8%, according to the Office For National Statistics (ONS), after retailers adopted aggressive Christmas discounting.