Magical mince pie windows arrive in the UK as Sainsbury’s celebrates the season of giving
During December, every penny from each pack of by Sainsbury’s and Free from classic mince pies sold will be donated to Comic Relief To kick-off the campaign, Sainsbury’s has [...]
Hundreds of shop workers take part in free Retail Trust training ahead of expected peak in abuse this Christmas
Hundreds of retail workers have taken part in free training from the charity Retail Trust to help protect them against an expected rise in abusive incidents over Christmas. Part [...]
Liverpool ONE prepares for busiest Christmas since 2019
Liverpool ONE is set to have its busiest Christmas in five years, with record numbers of visitors predicted during the festive period. Europe’s leading retail and entertainment [...]
West Midlands invited to ‘Light the World’ with UK’s first charity donation vending machines at Touchwood Solihull
This festive period, Touchwood Solihull is inviting visitors to donate to charitable causes, as the first UK destination to install charity donation vending machines. Delivered by Light [...]
A quarter of UK consumers plan to treat themselves this Christmas, finds Blackhawk Network (BHN)
22 percent of UK consumers plan to buy themselves gifts this Christmas 47 percent of UK consumers plan to turn to AI to help with Christmas gifts [...]
Hobbycraft gives children’s hospices a festive makeover as part of new Christmas Ad campaign supporting charity partner Together for Short Lives
Between now and 8th December, Hobbycraft will be transforming children’s hospices across the UK into winter wonderlands with handmade Christmas decorations created by colleagues. These festive makeovers will [...]
Black Friday weekend spending to hit £9.14bn as shoppers stock up for Christmas
Shoppers expected to spend £9.14bn this Black Friday Weekend (29th Nov – 2nd Dec) – up 4.5 percent YoY Black Friday sales up 5.6 percent YoY to [...]
Research reveals consumers want to shop local this festive season as small business pop-up from Mastercard and Worldpay arrives at Birmingham’s BullringResearch reveals consumers want to shop local this festive season as small business pop-up from Mastercard and Worldpay arrives at Birmingham’s Bullring
Research reveals consumers want to shop local this festive season as small business pop-up from Mastercard and Worldpay arrives at Birmingham’s Bullring
Mastercard research shows 72 percent of Birmingham residents want to shop local this festive season, while 82 percent say small businesses are important to the local economy [...]
Hamleys kicks off the festive season with magical Christmas window unveiling!
Hamleys has officially begun its countdown to Christmas with the unveiling of its highly anticipated Christmas Windows at the world-famous toy shop on Regent Street in London. [...]
eBay brings the Nation’s listings to London’s busiest high street
Just in time for Christmas, eBay’s “Listings in Lights” delivers an immersive holiday shopping experience, making it easier than ever to shop pre-loved presents eBay has announced [...]
Covent Garden unveils new Seven Dials Christmas lights
Covent Garden welcomes a brand-new, festive lighting display to its Seven Dials neighbourhood this Christmas From 12th November, the installation will weave through the streets, celebrating the [...]
Newly opened distribution centre launches recruitment drive in the lead up to Christmas
CDS Superstores, owners of The Range and wilko, is excited to announce a significant recruitment drive for its state-of-the-art Distribution Centre in Stowmarket. The newly opened centre [...]
CDS Superstores announces support for NSPCC’s Letter from Santa initiative
CDS Superstores, owners of The Range and wilko, is proud to announce its support for the NSPCC’s Letter from Santa initiative, building on the momentum from the [...]
Superdrug launches Christmas recruitment drive for 2024
Superdrug has kick-started its golden retail quarter, with the announcement of a recruitment drive across its stores nationwide. The accessible beauty and health retailer is looking for [...]
Super Saturday tipped to be the busiest in-store shopping day of Peak Trading 2024
UK footfall data indicates that Super Saturday will again see higher in-store traffic than any other day during the 2024 Peak Trading season Black Friday’s impact on [...]
Shaftesbury Capital announces ground-breaking new Christmas light scheme for Carnaby Street
Shaftesbury Capital has announced that a brand-new light scheme will be coming to Carnaby Street this Christmas, including a first-of-its-kind approach for lights in London. Aligning with Soho’s [...]
Yodel creates 3,000 additional roles ahead of festive peak as it expands employee benefits package
Independent parcel carrier, Yodel, has announced it is hiring for over 3,000 seasonal roles across the UK, including 2,500 couriers and 600 warehouse roles in preparation for [...]
Selfridges opens its biggest Christmas Shop
The Christmas Shop is now open with a choice of more than 900 decorations, personalisation, tinsel trolleys and a model village snowscape. A must-visit destination for lovers [...]
Superdrug reports strong Christmas trading over December
Total sales up 9.2 percent and Like-for-like (LFL) sales up 7.1 percent in the four weeks ending 30th December 2023 Double-digit sales growth of 10 percent across Own [...]
Majestic toasts best-ever Christmas performance
Majestic reports biggest Christmas in its 43-year history as sales rise 8.1 percent More than 60,000 new customers experience Majestic’s award-winning range and in-store expertise for the [...]
November 2024 issue
2024 A1 Buyers Guide
