Brits to cough up an £100 extra on festive treats this Christmas December 5, 2023 Cash-conscious Brits are loosening their purse strings in the run-up to Christmas as they prepare to spend an extra £100 on festive food and activities.
Premier League on Amazon Prime Video: When is it on? Who is playing? And why are its days numbered? December 4, 2023 It's become a firm fixture in the season schedule, but won't be for much longer.
The Notebook: Emma-Lou Montgomery on retail’s not so cheery Christmas December 4, 2023 Where the City's movers and shakers get a few things off their chests. Today, Emma-Lou Montgomery, financial commentator at Fidelity, takes the pen.
Regatta: Questions asked after Chinese prisoner’s ID reportedly found in lining of coat at UK sale December 1, 2023 Regatta is in the spotlight as concerns are raised after a Chinese prisoner’s ID was reportedly found in a customer’s coat lining. The coat was purchased by a woman in Derbyshire as part of the British coat brand’s Black Friday sale, the Guardian reported today, but what she received wasn’t quite what she was expecting. [...]
London high streets get pre-Christmas boost December 1, 2023 The number of people hitting the high street in London grew in November, according to the latest footfall statistics, as the capital gears up for a much needed festive boost. A new reading from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) shows that footfall in London reached -0.4 per cent in November down from -2.9 per cent [...]
Tech chief: It’s been ‘Black Friday all year’ on FTSE and the London Stock Exchange November 29, 2023 On the London Stock Exchange it’s been “Black Friday all year”, according to one of London’s top venture chiefs.
If retail execs didn’t already know it, Black Friday is finally over November 29, 2023 We stole Black Friday from the US, and the Americanism is falling out of favour with Brits getting a few pennies off, writes Simon Neville
Food inflation falls again but business rate hikes could unravel progress November 28, 2023 Increases to business rates and the national living wage could reverse progress made to lower food inflation, experts have warned.
Cyber Monday: UK economy to get boost from busiest ever shopping day November 27, 2023 Cyber Monday could create retail history in a welcome boost to the UK economy - and retailers' coffers
This year’s Black Friday ‘busiest shopping day on record’: Nationwide November 25, 2023 This year’s Black Friday was the “busiest shopping day on record”, according to Nationwide Building Society, as shoppers shook off cost-of-living woes to make the most of festive deals.