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 [...]
CitySprint recruiting couriers nationwide ahead of UK peak season rush
New recruits will support CitySprint during the 2023 festive season as the business continues to see a surge in logistics demand Roles are available nationwide, with increased [...]
Co-op aims for a cash boost for communities this Christmas
Instead of spending millions of pounds in the battle of the Christmas adverts, Co-op is doing things differently and keeping it simple by focusing on the ‘gift [...]
Keep shopping in fashion this Christmas
By Joe Gilliver, Founder of Chameleon Agency How can events keep shopping in fashion this Christmas? As internet Christmas shopping becomes increasingly more popular, how can shopping [...]
Lone Design Club and Landsec launch their third collaboration of the year to bring a Christmas gifting pop-up experience to One New Change
Lone Design Club, the experiential retail platform, is thrilled to announce its third annual partnership with Landsec, a property company, to unveil a captivating Christmas pop-up store. [...]
Salvation Army and The Entertainer launch Christmas Toy Appeal
Toy retailer The Entertainer and The Salvation Army are joining forces again to launch The Big Toy Appeal, a heart-warming initiative that aims to bring the joy [...]
Savile Row to debut new Christmas lights this November
This image is a CGI to represent what the installation will look like Savile Row, the world-renowned bespoke tailoring district in the heart of Mayfair, is debuting its new [...]
Lounge to make city debut with pop-up at Liverpool ONE
Grosvenor has announced that underwear brand, Lounge, is to launch a Christmas pop-up store in Liverpool ONE, marking its city debut. Set to open this December on South [...]
Deliveroo presents its latest Christmas Campaign: ‘Anything Goes’
Deliveroo has revealed its latest Christmas campaign, ‘Anything Goes’ for the 2023 festive season. The campaign celebrates that at this time of year, our behaviour around food changes [...]
Fenwick reveals its 2023 Christmas window celebrating The Chronicles of Narnia
Fenwick has revealed its much-anticipated Newcastle Christmas window theme The Chronicles of Narnia, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis, depicting the beloved tale [...]
Dobbies helps shoppers find their “Christmust” in new festive campaign
Dobbies, the UK’s leading garden centre retailer, has unveiled its new Christmas campaign, “Dobbies: Find Your Christmust”. The multichannel push was developed in partnership with creative agency [...]
Sainsbury’s answers little girl’s big question about Santa… with help from Rick Astley
Exploring what Santa really eats for Christmas, the new Sainsbury’s TV advert depicts the innovation and variety of its festive Taste the Difference range Starring pop icon [...]
It’s Showtime at Selfridges!
Showtime! a festive and fabulous extravaganza across all Selfridges stores and at Selfridges.com has launched! This Christmas, Selfridges is inviting customers to a theatrical extravaganza loaded with festive [...]
Carnaby Street lights up with a brand new Christmas installation: Carnaby Universe
Save the date for the iconic annual Carnaby Street Christmas Switch On will now take place on Wednesday 8th November 2023 from 4pm to 8pm. The destination in the [...]
Fortnum & Mason resumes delivery to the EU post-Brexit via a dedicated EU fulfilment centre and website
Fortnum & Mason is delighted to confirm that EU customers can once again shop its array of extraordinary food, drink and joy-giving products via a dedicated EU [...]
Connie and Trevor put on a show to tell the nation that ‘This Christmas, There’s More To Argos’
Argos’s new 2023 Christmas ad features the inimitable duo Connie and Trevor From Shark to Sonos, they show off Argos’s most stylish brands to inspire gifts that [...]
Charity shopping night at Dobbies in aid of Teenage Cancer Trust Garden centre unveils fundraising festivities
Dobbies stores across the UK are celebrating the festive season this November with a Christmas Shopping Night fundraiser in aid of National Charity Partner, Teenage Cancer Trust. [...]
Christmas spending to hit £84.9bn – but purchases to fall 4.1 percent YoY, finds VoucherCodes.co.uk
UK shoppers to spend £84.9bn this Christmas - a rise of 3.3 percent (£2.7bn) on 2022 (£82.2bn) Sales volume is expected to fall 4.1 percent as consumers [...]
M&S launches recruitment drive to fill 10,000 Christmas roles
Today (Monday 16th October) Marks & Spencer has announced it will be recruiting 10,000 new Customer Assistants to support in its stores over the festive period. The [...]
February 2025 issue
2024 A1 Buyers Guide
