Newly opened distribution centre launches recruitment drive in the lead up to Christmas
CDS Superstores, owners of The Range and wilko, is excited to announce a significant recruitment drive for its state-of-the-art Distribution Centre in Stowmarket. The newly opened centre [...]
CDS Superstores announces support for NSPCC’s Letter from Santa initiative
CDS Superstores, owners of The Range and wilko, is proud to announce its support for the NSPCC’s Letter from Santa initiative, building on the momentum from the [...]
Superdrug launches Christmas recruitment drive for 2024
Superdrug has kick-started its golden retail quarter, with the announcement of a recruitment drive across its stores nationwide. The accessible beauty and health retailer is looking for [...]
Super Saturday tipped to be the busiest in-store shopping day of Peak Trading 2024
UK footfall data indicates that Super Saturday will again see higher in-store traffic than any other day during the 2024 Peak Trading season Black Friday’s impact on [...]
Shaftesbury Capital announces ground-breaking new Christmas light scheme for Carnaby Street
Shaftesbury Capital has announced that a brand-new light scheme will be coming to Carnaby Street this Christmas, including a first-of-its-kind approach for lights in London. Aligning with Soho’s [...]
Yodel creates 3,000 additional roles ahead of festive peak as it expands employee benefits package
Independent parcel carrier, Yodel, has announced it is hiring for over 3,000 seasonal roles across the UK, including 2,500 couriers and 600 warehouse roles in preparation for [...]
Selfridges opens its biggest Christmas Shop
The Christmas Shop is now open with a choice of more than 900 decorations, personalisation, tinsel trolleys and a model village snowscape. A must-visit destination for lovers [...]
Superdrug reports strong Christmas trading over December
Total sales up 9.2 percent and Like-for-like (LFL) sales up 7.1 percent in the four weeks ending 30th December 2023 Double-digit sales growth of 10 percent across Own [...]
Majestic toasts best-ever Christmas performance
Majestic reports biggest Christmas in its 43-year history as sales rise 8.1 percent More than 60,000 new customers experience Majestic’s award-winning range and in-store expertise for the [...]
SLR deliver record sales at Springfields Outlet & Leisure with four consecutive weeks setting new records, and overall up 11 percent on 2022
Record sales results at the outlet as Springfields continues to be a hugely popular destination in the heart of England Week 50 saw record sales up £83.8K [...]
UK retailers set to make £1.37bn on Saturday 23rd December as shoppers stock up on last-minute items
UK retailers are expected to welcome 15 million consumers both online and in-store on Saturday 23rd December, with sales reaching £1.37bn 11.6 million consumers are set to [...]
Festive footfall continues to build as weekend shopper traffic rises +5 percent week-on-week, according to Sensormatic Solutions
Total retail saw a 5 percent week-on-week improvement in footfall this weekend (16th and 17th Dec 2023) as shopper numbers continue to build ahead of Christmas Christmas [...]
20.1 million consumers to shop today – the busiest day in the lead up to Christmas
20.1 million people to shop today, a rise of 17.5 percent YoY Consumers to spend £1.13bn in-store and online, down 9.6 percent YoY 12.4 million consumers to [...]
Antalis’ creative papers create “Magical Merriment” in Mount Street Printers’ Christmas window
Creative Power by Antalis is behind Mount Street Printers’ magical Christmas window installation for 2023. Titled “Magical Merriment”, the window display is a celebration of paper and [...]
Appetite for plastic free Advent Calendars grows among Brits
Between 2019 and 2022, the production of plastic free advent calendars jumped by over 200 percent as consumer appetite for alternative advent calendars continues to grow DS [...]
Nearly half of online shoppers are choosing preloved gifts this festive season
Pre-loved Christmas presents continue to surge in popularity with almost half (44 percent) of online shoppers turning to marketplaces for gifts this festive season, according to a [...]
Oxford Street Christmas lights are helping give the gift of play to children in hospital this Christmas
Switched on earlier this month to mark the start of the festive season, thousands of brilliant, white stars blanket the sky along London’s Oxford Street, bringing back [...]
The Crown Estate lights up London’s West End with delightful Christmas pigeons OOH spot
The Crown Estate has unveiled a multichannel animated Christmas campaign, introducing the ‘Christmas pigeons’ to highlight its London West End destinations as the most enjoyable places to [...]
Mountain Warehouse steps up store openings as sales climb to new peak
New stores opening every week until Christmas, creating hundreds of jobs Up to 50 more planned next year, including first shops in Australia Record revenues as business bounces back into the black [...]
Over a quarter of younger shoppers capitalising on Black Friday for Christmas gifts, finds eBay Ads
The latest research from eBay Ads reveals that as consumers look for value for money this Christmas, certain cohorts are laser focused on using peak season sales to [...]
Dec 2024/Jan 2025 issue
2024 A1 Buyers Guide
