This isn’t just a good Christmas: M&S retains ‘top turkey’ title as festive sales spike January 12, 2023 Once-troubled M&S continues to deliver positive news to investors with turkey sales helping give the firm a healthy Christmas period
Airline passenger numbers plummet over Christmas period January 5, 2021 The number of passengers flown by Ryanair and Wizz Air fell over 80 per cent for the second consecutive month in December as a dire year for the industry came to and end. The Irish flier carried just 1.9m people last month, down 83 per cent from 11.2m the year before. For the year as [...]
Very.co.uk enjoys record-breaking Christmas period January 12, 2021 Very.co.uk increased sales by 25 per cent year-on-year in the seven weeks leading up to Christmas, recording its best ever figures over the holiday period. Home and electrical goods were the standout categories for the online retailer, up 46 per cent and 45 per cent respectively. Among the top selling items were bedding and soft [...]
The Works suffers sharp sales drop over crucial Christmas period January 22, 2021 Arts and crafts retailer The Works suffered a sharp drop in sales in the run-up to Christmas after strict lockdown restrictions were put in place over the crucial trading period. The high street chain said this morning that total sales in the 11 weeks to 10 January declined 24.8 per cent, compared to the same [...]
Christmas getaway: Five million Brits to travel during festive period December 18, 2022 Around five million Britons are expected to travel during this festive period, according to recent data. Figures published by trade body ABTA have shown that 640,000 people will leave from Stansted while 470,000 from Luton over the Christmas period. Gatwick will welcome hundreds of thousands of travellers, while Heathrow will see at least three million [...]
Tesco adds £1bn in online sales as customers splash out over Christmas period January 14, 2021 Tesco added an extra £1bn in online sales in the run-up to Christmas as new lockdown measures accelerated the shift to digital shopping. The supermarket said online sales growth surged more than 80 per cent in the 19 weeks to 9 January, and orders have continued to grow after the festive season. Tesco broke its [...]
Retailers allowed to open 24 hours over Christmas period, says minister November 30, 2020 Retailers will be able to operate 24 hours during the Christmas period through a relaxation of trading rules in a bid to boost spending on the UK’s High Streets. Communities secretary Robert Jenrick wrote for the Telegraph that he wanted councils to temporarily waive rules that restrict the hours shops can stay open in the [...]
Break: Government freezes quarantine list for Christmas period but US Virgin Islands fall foul December 17, 2020 The Government has added Uruguay, Namibia and the US Virgin Islands to the list of countries returning passengers must quarantine after visiting. But Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has said there will be more changes to the quarantine list until January 7th, mitigating the chance of travel chaos over Christmas, unless it is an “emergency.” No [...]
It’s not just growth, it’s M&S growth: Supermarket reports ‘encouraging’ festive results January 13, 2022 Luxury supermarket M&S sustained a strong performance through the Christmas period, making it the fastest growing major store-based food retailer in the festive run up.
Shoppers rack up £3.3bn buy-now-pay-later debt in Christmas spending spree January 20, 2022 Shoppers racked up £3.3bn of debt using buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) products in a spending spree over the Christmas period, new data has revealed.