Seasonal & Holiday Retailing Industry News & Blogs

Industry News & Blogs

Thorntons profits slumped 90% amid dire Christmas trading | Business | The Guardian
www.guardian.co.uk | Feb 15, 2012
Thorntons has revised its store closure programme announced last summer to include an extra 60 shops to 180 outlets

Fresh Departments Expect Big Valentines Sales | Latest News content from Supermarket News
supermarketnews.com | Feb 13, 2012
Valentine’s Day can mean huge sales for fresh departments. Floral sales are second only to Mother’s Day, and in-store bakeries see Valentine’s Day as excellent for cake sales. < div class="og_rss_groups" > < /div > < p > < a

Midwest Retailers Buoyed by Holiday Sales - Retail Features - Retail - WWD.com
www.wwd.com | Feb 12, 2012
WWD.com is the authority for breaking news, comprehensive business coverage and trends in the worlds of fashion, beauty and retail.

Shelling it out For The Ones We Love | Gift Shop Magazine
www.giftshopmag.com | Feb 12, 2012
Valentine’s Day gift-giving is projected to hit a record-setting pace this year, whether the means of expression is clothing, jewelry or a more novel approach to saying “I love you.” Flowers – roses especially – and dinner at some point over the course of the four-day weekend

Winter warmers drive John Lewis sales | News | Drapers
www.drapersonline.com | Feb 10, 2012
John Lewis sales grew 6% to £52.5m in the week to February 4 as shoppers stocked up on winter warmers in the cold weather.

Retail Contrarian: Go BIG on your holiday events
www.retailcontrarian.com | Feb 9, 2012
There are many reasons to host holiday events. They're great ways to drive your best customers into the store and best of all, most of them arrive intending to make a purchase. Events are going to be key for a...

Emerging markets and holiday sales aid Estee Lauder results boost
www.cosmeticsdesign-europe.com | Feb 6, 2012
Estee Lauder was buoyed by a double-digit increase in second quarter earnings thanks to an unexpected boost from holiday sales and strong growth in emerging markets.

Bumper Christmas for Chester's Forum Shopping Centre | PRLog
www.prlog.org | Feb 2, 2012
Bumper Christmas for Chester's Forum Shopping Centre. Popular Retail Centre Bucks The Trend And Records Increased Shopper Numbers Despite Economic Gloom - PR11788505

Foodprep appliances put on marginal Xmas growth
www.housewareslive.net | Feb 2, 2012
Electrical foodprep appliances put in a steady sales performance in the run-up to Christmas 2011, managing marginal growth ov...

Early sales of spring merch aided comps - 2012-01-31 16:45:06 | Home Textiles Today
www.hometextilestoday.com | Jan 31, 2012
New York - Same-store sales rose 2.0% in the fourth and final week of January following a 2.5% gain in the previous week, according to The Johnson Redbook Retail Sales Index.