Christmas

Gin A Major Contributor To Christmas Drinks Bonanza For UK Retailers

Supermarket sales of gin are booming in the UK, according to the latest annual and Christmas sales figures from IRI, the provider of big data and predictiv...

Lidl UK Posts 10% Increase In December Sales

Lidl UK has posted a revenue increase of 10% in the month of December, compared to 2015, with Christmas sales of turkey, vegetables and lobster h...

UK Retail Sales Surged In Week Leading Up To Christmas: Nielsen

Data from Nielsen for the four week period to 31 December has found that UK grocery retail sales surged in the week leading up to Christmas Eve, up 22% on...

UK Retailer Morrisons Posts Like-For-Like Sales Increase Of 2.9% Over Christmas

The turnaround continues at UK retailer Morrisons, which has posted a 2.9% increase in like-for-like sales in the nine weeks to 1 January. Total sales a...

Eroski Christmas Campaign Raises €100,000

Spanish retailer Eroski announced that it has earned more than €100,000 in its 'Estrellas Solidarias' (Caring Stars) campaign during the festive seaso...

Aldi UK's Christmas Sales Up 15% On 2015

German discounter Aldi has reported that its total December sales in the UK increased 15% compared to 2015. Sales from its 'Specially Selected' pre...

Irish Pre-Christmas Sales Boom As Patterns Shift

Burgeoning November sales indicate a change in Irish Christmas shopping patterns, Ibec group Retail Ireland said Thursday. Total retail sales (excluding...

Waitrose Sees Sales Rise Close To A Third In Week Leading Up To Christmas

Upmarket UK retailer Waitrose has said that its total sales for the week leading up to 24 December were up 31.1% on the same period last year. However,...