Network Rail reveals huge growth in retail sales at London’s railway stations November 25, 2016 Retail sales at London's railway stations have grown at a titanic 17 times the high-street average, despite the number of passengers visiting them remaining the same. Sales during the three months since Britain's vote to leave the EU grew at 3.7 per cent across Network Rail's 10 London stations. This compares with high-street growth of just [...]
Black Friday 2016: Customers of this lender are spending £32,000 a minute November 25, 2016 Nationwide card holders are spending £32,000 a minute in the Black Friday sales. The building society said that between midnight and 8:30am today customers had shelled out £16.3m, an increase on last year's spend. Read more: The best Black Friday deals on consoles and games More than 400,000 transactions have taken place – up 50 per cent [...]
Black Friday: These are the top selling items at John Lewis right now November 25, 2016 John Lewis opened its stores at 8am this morning and has been selling items at Black Friday prices since midnight – here are the products people are loving: Sonos Play 1 is the biggest seller in tech The Legos Simpsons house is the best-selling item by value Marc Jacobs perfume has had the most units [...]
Britons set to spend £2bn this Black Friday November 25, 2016 Black Friday is set to be even more manic this year as Brits are set to spend £1.96bn on the country's biggest day of discounts. The figure is a 19 per cent increase on last year, and equates to a spend of £2.31m per minute, according to research from Voucher Codes and the Centre for [...]
White Christmas, white goods: These are AO World’s best Black Friday deals November 25, 2016 Black Friday isn't just limited to bricks-and-mortar retailers – this year, the online retailers are getting in there too. White goods giant AO World has entered the fray. Whether you're a whizz in the kitchen or would rather relax in front of a giant telly, here are some of its best deals. Read more: Sky [...]
These are Amazon’s best Black Friday deals – get Amazon Fire TV Sticks, Amazon Echos, Sony PlayStation 4, Le Creuset casserole dishes and more November 25, 2016 Yes, it's here everyone! It's Black Friday. Brits are going to spend more than £2bn this year as they pile into shops to bag up electricals and other Christmas gifts. The retailers are promising bigger cuts than ever, with John Lewis committing to price match its rivals throughout the day as they slash their prices. And if [...]
Looking for deals on flights? Here are some of the best deals for Black Friday from British Airways and Ryanair November 25, 2016 Forget snapping up a heavily discounted perfume you've never actually tried. It's not just the big retailers getting involved in Black Friday with deals. And some of the biggest airlines have a range of offers lined up for Black Friday, so if you're feeling fed up of the wind and the cold and are looking to [...]
One reason you should hold off on going berserk this Black Friday – the January sales will be even better November 24, 2016 There are plenty of great deals that will go live at midnight tonight – but it might be better to hold off on spending all your hard-earned cash. The January sales will be better. Retail analyst Richard Hyman has done the maths and found that last year 65 per cent of the retail industry was on [...]
Mothercare’s boss isn’t prepared to throw the baby out with the bathwater despite stalling sales November 24, 2016 Shares in high-street darling Mothercare fell over one per cent after its chief exec said both sales and profit margins had "stalled" over the last six months. The figures Half-year UK like-for-like sales fell by 0.7 per cent from £237m to £231m. International like-for-like sales fell by 2.9 per cent but increased in actual currency terms, [...]
City Moves for 24 November 2016 | Who’s switching jobs November 24, 2016 AEW AEW has appointed Hans Vrensen as European head of research and strategy. Hans, who will be based in London and oversee teams in London and Paris, will report to Rob Wilkinson, CEO of AEW Europe and will work closely with AEW’s global platform. Hans’ responsibilities at AEW will include advising the investment and asset management [...]