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Christmas footfall highest since beginning of pandemic, according to BRC

Despite a shift in consumer confidence and their move towards essentials amid a cost-of-living crisis triggered by record inflation, footfall during the peak Christmas period was reportedly the highest since the beginning of the pandemic. According to the British Retail Consortium’s Sensormatic IQ data, total UK footfall for 2022 still fell 11.8...

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Post Christmas footfall drops -27.7 percent compared to previous week

In what proved to be a mixed Christmas season, footfall in the week following the holidays were down -27.7 percent compared to the week leading up to Christmas Day. Boxing Day, however, drew plenty of shoppers, with data from Springboard showing footfall on average to be 38.8 percent higher, yet lower when compared to 2019 levels by -19.7...

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The Perfume Shop sold record 1.8m bottles over Christmas

Shopper penchant for olfactory gifting saw The Perfume Shop sell its highest ever number of fragrances this Christmas. The perfume giant said sales of its products soared despite Royal Mail strikes and disruptive weather, with 1.8 million bottles sold between 28 November and 24 December. Sales of gift sets were up 26 percent in the week before...

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UK Boxing Day footfall falls -15.3 percent compared to pre-Covid levels

Signs of an upbeat retail sector over the holiday season has received mixed reports. While some online stores have seen business booming, others, particularly in brick and mortar, saw a decline in shoppers. Footfall data from retail intelligence analysts RetailNext Inc. shows in-store footfall in the UK on Boxing Day was down by -15.3 percent...

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Jacquemus and Pamela Anderson say Christmas is over, in holiday campaign

Dressed in head to toe white and topped with a faux fur trimmed hat that became iconic in the 1990s when she first wore it, Pamela Anderson in Jacquemus' Holiday campaign is filmed leaving a white washed condominium, towing behind her a Christmas tree. Ms Anderson then walks down a set of steps, pulling the Christmas tree as if it is her beloved...

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Cold weather keeps Christmas shoppers at home

With just one week to go until Christmas, UK consumers largely shopped from home last week as cold weather and retail strikes severely hit high street retailers. Pre-Christmas footfall plummeted 10.2 percent according to the latest figures from Springboard, and down 20.1 percent compared to 2019. Shopping centres saw a slight increase of 1.6...

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Black Friday and Christmas sales gave no uplift to retailers

UK retail sales volumes fell by 0.4 percent in November following a rise of 0.9 percent in October when there was a bounce back from the impact of the additional Bank Holiday in September for the State Funeral. Neither Black Friday or the run-up to the Christmas shopping season significantly lifted sales. Figures from the ONS said online...

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A record 158 million U.S. shoppers expected to shop on Super Saturday

More than 158 million consumers are expected to shop on the last Saturday before Christmas this year, according to the annual survey released by the National Retail Federation and Prosper Insights & Analytics. Super Saturday is one of the key retail days in the Christmas season, and this year 10 million more shoppers are expected to hit the...

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Shopping online for Christmas: Tips for brands to excel in the holidays

As we all know, the time leading up to Christmas tends to fly by. To get the most out of this high-turnover period, fashion companies should definitely start their preparations early. The first step is to take a thorough inventory: Is one’s technology up to date? Can one guarantee performance even with high access rates? And: Does the store...

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Kurt Geiger set to sell 100,000 bags this Christmas, as sales soar

Kurt Geiger is banking on a stellar Christmas, as demand for its party season collection has doubled that of 2021. The British high street footwear giant is having a moment in the U.S., too, with sales set to top 100 million dollar by 2023, up 236 percent on last year. With over 100,000 handbags expected to be sold in the Christmas season,...

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Primark to open 10 new stores ahead of Christmas

Associated British Foods (ABF), the owner of Primark, said the budget retailer is preparing to open 10 more new stores in the run-up to Christmas, as the group continues to implement its retail expansion plans. The announcement came as part of ABF’s annual general meeting led by chairman Michael McLintock. In the meeting, McLintock provided a...

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InterContinental Edinburgh The George teams up with Edinburgh College of Art for Christmas

Students from Edinburgh College of Art have unveiled a collection of luxury, sustainable festive decorations for the lobby Christmas tree at the InterContinental Edinburgh The George. The decorations, created with off-cuts provided by Scottish fine cashmere, wool and accessories luxury brand Johnstons of Elgin, were inspired by different aspects...