What got us talking this week – including the Paris attacks reaction, Black Friday, the Autumn Statement, Cross Boris in Crossrail revelations, Adele’s new album and Eddie Jones November 20, 2015 It was a week where Boris Johnson found a tunnel under his house, we heard petrol could dip under £1 a litre and we asked how financially literate you are. Paris attacks – the reaction While the market's immediate reaction was subdued, the emotional outpouring following the Paris attacks has been palpable – in France, Europe and [...]
Black Friday 2015 UK: Why here at very.co.uk we can’t wait for Cyber Week’s big shopping day November 20, 2015 Black Friday was our biggest trading day last year, and we can't wait for it again this year. We're planning bigger and better deals over a longer period to make this Black Friday our best ever. Over Cyber Week last year we got nearly 50,000 new customers and we were delighted almost half of them [...]
FTSE 100 boosted by Fed and ECB policy minutes – London Report November 20, 2015 The London market soared yesterday, pushed higher by stronger than forecast results at Royal Mail and more signals of an interest rate rise from the US. The blue-chip index closed up 0.8 per cent at 6,329.93, its fourth consecutive day of gains. The minutes of the policy-setting Fed committee, released after the close on Wednesday, [...]
John Lewis tills ring with £100m of weekly sales in countdown to Christmas as Black Friday 2015 draws near November 20, 2015 John Lewis has posted a jump in sales to deliver its first £100m week of the festive season, the department store group revealed today. Sales in the week ending 14 November increased by 1.5 per cent on last year and by 15.8 per cent on the previous week, boosted by its Man on the Moon [...]
Black Friday UK 2015: How to survive the chaos as a quarter of Brits admit they’ll use force to get the best deals November 19, 2015 Have you got your game plan ready for Black Friday 2015? Or are you planning to sit it out and let everyone else get caught up in the inevitable bunfight? The deals day (which falls on 27 November) is almost certain to descend into chaos at some point. Research from parcel delivery firm Doddle claims 24 per [...]
Black Friday 2015 UK: Sharp drop in retail sales in October as shoppers gear up for the mega deals day and Cyber Monday November 19, 2015 UK retail sales dropped steeply in October as the hype surrounding the Rugby World Cup died down and shoppers kept cash aside to snap up some Black Friday bargains on the 27th November. The amount spent at retailers dropped 0.7 per cent on the month while the volume of goods bought was down 0.6 per cent, according to [...]
Black Friday UK 2015: Amazon, Currys PC World, John Lewis and Asos to be winners – while AO World, Home Retail Group and Game Digital will be losers November 18, 2015 Black Friday is less than 10 days away (27 November for those who haven't marked it in their calendar/had it tattooed on their forehead) and UK retailers are falling over themselves to get the sales bonanza right. Some, like Asda and fashion brand Jigsaw, have walked away from the discount day. But others are planning to [...]
Black Friday 2015 UK: Will this be the last deals day of chaos? How smart tech will turn the sales event into a great shopping experience November 17, 2015 Last year shoppers in the UK spent £810m on Black Friday. Predictions are that the UK will see the first ever £1bn shopping day this year, when it lands on 27 November. The build-up is hugely hyped, alongside secrecy on the parts of many retailers about their killer offers. But what about the chaos that [...]
England v France: What fans travelling to Wembley need to know about travel, security and remembrance measures November 17, 2015 England and France are pushing ahead with their friendly at Wembley tonight, in a show of defiance and solidarity following the terrorist attacks in Paris last week which killed 132 people and injure dhundreds more. Yet due to the targeting of the Stade de France during France's match with Germany by suicide bombers, fans should [...]
Walmart results: Asda third quarter sales drop as parent company’s performance improves November 17, 2015 Asda's chief executive Andy Clarke will be coming under greater pressure, as the troubled supermarket reveals another drop in sales. Back in August, Clarke said the supermarket had reached its nadir – but today it appears to have fallen further. Like-for-likes at the Walmart-owned grocer fell 4.5 per cent for the 13 weeks to 30 September. That [...]