Majestic gives out £45,000 in early Christmas presents to local charities as part of its 45th birthday celebrations
Wine retailer Majestic awards £45,000-worth of grants to dozens of small, regional causes, all of which were nominated by its colleagues Funding from The Majestic Charitable Foundation [...]
Highcross delivers Christmas cheer as LOROS families enjoy an exclusive preview of Leicester’s Sweetest Show
Highcross Leicester kicked off the festive season in heartwarming style this weekend by welcoming families supported by local charity, LOROS Hospice, to an exclusive first performance of its brand-new [...]
Christmas light switch-ons spark spend surge of up to 29 percent, reports CACI
Festive celebrations are proving to be a powerful driver of retail performance, according to new analysis from CACI, the data specialists focused on people and place. The [...]
Tom Fletcher’s Christmasaurus is coming to Cribbs
Tom Fletcher’s beloved children’s book series The Christmasaurus, published by Puffin, will take centre stage in a magical, family-friendly Christmas trail at Cribbs this year. Following the [...]
Co-op calls for Government to finish the job on business-rates reform as it plans to open 50 stores before Christmas
Co-op plans to open more than 50 new or transformed stores across the UK before Christmas as it continues to invest in local high streets, while calling [...]
Barbour announces Wallace & Gromit as stars of its 2025 Christmas Campaign
Following two successful years of festive collaborations with Shaun the Sheep, Barbour is once again partnering with award-winning animation studio Aardman for its eagerly anticipated 2025 Christmas [...]
Selfridges and Disney launch a Most Magical Christmas
Today, Selfridges and Disney unveil a festive collaboration like no other. Visitors from around the world will be able to step into a wondrous world of magical [...]
Savile Row set to switch on its Christmas lights on Wednesday 12th November
Savile Row, the world-renowned bespoke tailoring district in the heart of Mayfair, London, is switching on its Christmas lights on Wednesday 12th November. The festive lights will [...]
Oxford Street’s sky fills with stars as Vanessa Williams switches on Christmas lights in partnership with GOSH Charity
Last night, Monday 3rd November, the world-famous Oxford Street Christmas lights were switched on by Vanessa Williams, in support of Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity (GOSH Charity). [...]
Fenwick unveils its 2025 Christmas Window: Dickens’ A Christmas Carol brought to life by Chris Riddell
The 2025 Fenwick Christmas Window, a celebration of family, community and the joy of storytelling, has officially been revealed as the festive classic, ‘A Christmas Carol’ by [...]
Half of consumers want shopping season promotions before end of October
2025 shopping season survey unveils consumer engagement expectations Global cloud communications platform Infobip’s 2025 shopping season survey[1] has revealed the festive period really does start earlier each [...]
The Entertainer announces the return of The Big Toy Appeal with The Salvation Army
The Entertainer has announced the return of The Big Toy Appeal, in partnership with The Salvation Army – an annual initiative that aims to share Christmas joy [...]
Majestic launches search for 150 new colleagues to help it deliver biggest ever Christmas for customers
Majestic kicks off major recruitment drive ahead of festive season Retailer is recruiting for 150 new colleagues for stores across the UK Roles available include permanent and [...]
Sensormatic Solutions reveals its predictions for the UK’s busiest in-store shopping days of the Christmas season
Super Saturday (20th Dec 2025) is predicted to be the season’s busiest shopping day for in-store retail for the third year running Consumer spending caution prompts some [...]
ProCook to open five more new stores ahead of key 2025 Christmas period
Five new stores to open in Manchester Arndale, Birmingham Bullring, Canterbury, Plymouth and Eastbourne Takes the running total to 10 new stores in FY26, with all locations [...]
Poundland completes roll out of simple £1, £2, £3 grocery pricing in all stores
Poundland will this week complete the roll out of its simplified grocery pricing across all of its UK stores, taking the discount chain firmly back to its [...]
Shaftesbury Capital announces new ‘All Is Bright’ Christmas concept for Carnaby Street
Shaftesbury Capital has announced a new lighting scheme arriving at Carnaby Street this Christmas, continuing to reimagine festive placemaking through a sustainable lens. The bold new visual [...]
The Perfume Shop launches their 2025 Christmas recruitment programme with over 900 seasonal roles available
The Perfume Shop has announced the launch of its 2025 Christmas Recruitment Programme, with over 900 seasonal roles available nationwide. This year’s recruitment drive is set to [...]
Total Till sales rise as UK shoppers return to routine with back to school and look ahead to Christmas
Total Till sales growth grew to +4.1 percent in the last four weeks, up from +3.7 percent in the previous month, as shoppers start to plan spend [...]
The Fragrance Shop partners with Uber Direct to offer rapid delivery this Christmas
The Fragrance Shop announces a new partnership with Uber Direct, Uber’s white-label delivery solution, to transform the way customers shop for fragrance – just in time for [...]
November 2025 issue
2025 A1 Buyers Guide
