Thistles raises over £7,000 for charity
Throughout December, families from around Stirling and Forth Valley visited Santa in his magical Grotto at Thistles shopping centre. This is the second time the seasonal event [...]
Discover the latest trends at Christmasworld 2023
At Christmasworld, trade visitors will experience the latest themes and trends for festive decorations that enliven the retail trade and city centres alike. A great wealth of [...]
Festive gatherings and holiday bookings boost hospitality and travel in December, while utility bills continue to impact finances
Supermarket growth slowed as many Brits stocked up on festive food and drink earlier than usual to help spread the cost and avoid shortages Spending on utilities [...]
Hobbycraft achieves robust Christmas results with total revenue growth of +7.2% versus 2021
Financial Highlights for Christmas Strong sales performance with total LFL growth of +5.5% Strong underlying growth in store sales were supported by the investment in a new [...]
Christmas shoppers to splash £2.87bn this ‘Panic Weekend’
Shoppers forecast to spend £2.87 this ‘Panic Weekend’ (17th-18th Dec), a rise of 4.4% YoY 34.3 million people to shop this weekend, with 21 million set to [...]
Central Co-op has given 68,000 hot meals to those in need as part of its Goodwill To All campaign
Central Co-op’s Christmas Toy Appeal may be wrapping up as its festive truck ends its tour of stores, in which the festive truck picked up toys for [...]
Argos launches ‘Boring Boxes’ to help parents hide presents in plain sight
Each festive season, children across the UK focus their efforts on becoming a professional present detective in the hopes of finding an early Christmas present, with 1 [...]
CitySprint partners with Crisis for 12th year to support those facing homelessness
CitySprint — the UK same day distribution company — has partnered with Crisis, the national homelessness charity, for the 12th year running. Every year Crisis at Christmas opens its [...]
London Designer Outlet sales exceed pre-pandemic levels as shoppers seek greater value amid cost of living crisis
Sales for the Black Friday week exceeded those for the same period in 2019 in the run up to Christmas Sportswear sales during the Black Friday week [...]
JD transforms London’s Oxford Street storefront into arcade machine
Compete to be ‘King of the Game’ from December 5th by checking the QR code on the front of the JD store to try out this festive [...]
The Original Factory Shop raises over £67,000 for local charities across the UK
The Original Factory Shop has raised over £67,000 for local charities across the UK this Christmas. At the start of 2022, The Original Factory Shop dedicated itself [...]
The Yards, Covent Garden launches first-of-its-kind technology for its Christmas campaign
Longmartin Properties Ltd, a joint venture between Shaftesbury and the Mercers’ Company, has launched its festive activation, 12 Drops of Christmas at The Yards, Covent Garden, using pioneering geo-located technology [...]
Carnaby launches 360° virtual tour that allows viewers to experience the new Christmas Light Installation from anywhere in the world
Carnaby is world renowned for its Christmas installations and this year celebrates those iconic moments from the past 25 years of seasonal lights, to create a breath-taking [...]
Hobbycraft is launching Personalisation Stations in 31 stores across the UK for Christmas shoppers
Christmas is the perfect time of year to gift a personalised present; be it for him, her, couples, children, or pets, and Hobbycraft’s personalisation stations launching in [...]
Santa takes Elizabeth Line to Selfridges
Selfridges’ Santa and his Christmas Pudding Disco Dancers commute to Selfridges London via the new Bond Street Elizabeth line station to provide festive entertainment and moments of [...]
Spring Fair and TrendBible reveal Christmas 2023 Trends
Spring Fair, the UK’s leading marketplace for wholesale Home, Gift and Fashion which returns to the NEC Birmingham NEC from 5th – 8th February 2023, has collaborated with its [...]
Jazz your jumper at Westfield London this Christmas Jumper Day
A new pop-up store powered by Save the Children and Thrift+ will give the capital’s old knits a festive facelift from 6th December Save the Children’s annual Christmas Jumper [...]
Klarna data shows consumers shopped early to make Christmas savings
Klarna has released data revealing Black Friday sales increased by 12% compared to last year. Sales for Monday to Thursday saw a larger increase, 30% higher than the [...]
Spectacular World Cup themed Christmas Lights Switch-On delights the crowds at Belfry Shopping Centre
While many shopping centres and high street retailers faced this year’s festive conundrum of whether to focus on Christmas or the World Cup, Surrey’s Belfry Shopping Centre [...]
Coca-Cola lights up London with karaoke takeover of iconic Piccadilly Circus
Piccadilly Circus was illuminated in festive red on Thursday evening as part of a huge Coca-Cola Christmas sing-along Thousands joined the live karaoke moment celebrating the return [...]
March 2023 issue
2022 A1 Buyers Guide
