As our Christmas countdown continues, we’ve got a surprise about someone from a very well-known, fruity firm, who left the company’s core before it had grown to its full potential…
Small UK retailers are running the risk of Christmas sales crumbling this festive season by ignoring card payment trends, says EE, which has listed the 11 cities across the country where consumers have the highest dependency on cards – and London isn’t the leader.
By Paul Vale
Black Friday was once an American trend but it has crashed into the UK to signal the start of the Christmas shopping season, thus shoppers will run riot searching for bargains. But Paul Vale, MD of TVSC Clothing has closed up shop determined to boycott the big day (27 November) and promote a much more wholesome message.
John Lewis has released its 2015 Christmas advert, Man on the Moon, which has already received a huge amount of attention from consumers. So here’s a look back at how people have responded to, and and engaged with, the retailer’s festive campaigns over the past five years.
By Simon Porter
Black Friday takes place in the UK on Friday 27th November for the third year in a row, and it represents a great chance for retailers to boost their end of year sales. What will you do
More than three million Brits are set to get creative during the festive period and sell handmade goods for Christmas, which is set to generate sales of £376m.
By Marie Dalton
Here are our top tips for retail bosses and their marketing teams on how they can make sure they get marketing right this year.
Ahead of the Christmas commerce chaos that will begin soon, delivery business Yodel has is strengthening its operations for the peak period with 7,000 new seasonal part-time and full-time positions.
For one column only, The City Grump becomes The Christmas Grump and explains why they are hoping for an EU-free new year for all.
By Jan Cavelle
As Christmas approaches and brings to an end a very busy month and year, make a point of switching of mentally, digitally and physically.
