But the 0.6% growth, in comparison to what was collected on December 2023 sales, was nowhere near what the South Dakota Legislature had forecast. The lack of a Christmas bump was disappointing ...

SINGAPORE: Retail sales remained subdued last December, partly due to more residents travelling abroad during the year-end school holidays, say analysts. Takings declined 2.9% in that period ...

Disappointing Christmas sales at Waitrose are to blame for John Lewis missing profits targets over the festive season in a setback for the partnership’s ongoing turnaround. JLP blamed “lower consumer ...

Department store and Waitrose supermarket owner John Lewis Partnership failed to hit sales targets in the run up to Christmas it has told staff. Britain’s best known partnership blamed “lower ...

It's time to send out the Christmas newsletter again this year. Sure, it could be the same old dry recitation of your family ...

Superdrug has hailed its Christmas trading as its best ever after sales rose by more than five per cent in the final weeks of 2024. The high street retailer said it was boosted by one gift set ...

Hotel Chocolat saw its best ever Christmas for UK sales, as the retailer said it will open 25 new UK stores and hire 200 more people. The chocolate seller, which was bought by Mars last year ...

Pub group Marston’s has revealed a rise in sales as bumper Christmas trade helped offset the impact of wet weather. Bosses at the company, which runs 1,334 pubs across the UK, cheered a “solid ...

Naked Wines said sales during the Christmas peak season were robust and in line with expectations, with positive early results from its turnaround initiatives. The London-listed wine seller said ...

Data from Maverick Research, a leading retail audit firm in West Africa, has revealed a 2% growth in sales volumes and a robust 18% rise in value in Ghana during the Christmas period compared to ...

But Young's revealed it enjoyed double-digit sales growth during the Christmas period. The Wandsworth-based pub and rooms operator said it traded 'exceptionally well' during the 15 weeks to 13 ...

During the key festive trading period - defined as the two weeks which include the five key trading days of Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day - like ...