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…
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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…