Christmas

Germany's Real Achieves Record Sales Of Unicef Christmas Cards

German hypermarket chain Real, part of Metro Group, has raised more than €135,000 for children's charity Unicef, with the sale of 20,244 packets of Un...

Irish Retailers Have 'Worrying Downturn' In H2: Retail Ireland

Irish retailers had a disconcerting decline in sales for the second half of 2016, due to 'softening consumer sentiment' and a turn to online shopping for m...

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...