Festive findings

Retailers must learn from key Christmas trends

Despite gloomy predictions, UK retail sales growth in the fourth quarter of 2006 was consistently ahead of 2005. However, for…

UK: Asos shipped 710,000 items over festive period

Online retailer Asos has reported that during a strong festive period it shipped 710,000 items. Asos met 285,000 orders in…

UK: Tesco tops Christmas sales expectations

Delivering its Christmas trading update today (16 January), Tesco revealed expectation-beating Christmas sales, which were boosted by premium, online and…

UK: John David encouraged by sports sales

The John David Group has reported strong trading driven by the performance of its core sports division. The company’s sports…

UK: JJB shows good holiday performance, denies bid offer

Sporting goods retailer JJB Sports has posted a second-half revenue climb, helped along by encouraging festive sales. The UK’s largest…

UK: Improved UK trading helped by clothing, shoe sales

UK retail sales edged up 2.5% on a like-for-like basis last month, according to the latest report by the British…

UK: M&S continues on road to recovery after another strong quarter

Recovering retailer Marks & Spencer (M&S) is cautiously optimistic on future trading after posting higher organic sales for its sixth…

UK: House of Fraser rides high after festive success

Recently acquired House of Fraser said it enjoyed strong seasonal trading with a 7.3% four-week same-store sales rise and its…