All Seasonal articles
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NewsMcDonald’s features The Grinch in 2025 Christmas ad and menu
The Dr Seuss-inspired advert sets the stage for the arrival of the new The Grinch Meal at McDonald’s
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NewsChristmas dinner wars 2025: Lidl reveals feast for eight for £11.85
The prices equates to less than £1.50 per person including a Birchwood Whole Turkey
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Promotional FeaturesWhat can we learn from the US on year-end occasions?
US retailers know how to maximise year-end occasions. Learn how they do it by tapping into season-shaping trends and sourcing the products that make winter go with a bang.
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NewsHappy Christmassacre: PETA Christmas ad 2025
PETA UK has launched a provocative Christmas campaign aiming to challenge festive eating habits and highlight meat consumption
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Analysis & FeaturesChristmas ads 2025: who’s king of the non-HFSS festive ads?
Christmas ads came thick and fast this week, from Asda’s Grinch to John Lewis’s dewy-eyed 90s raver dad. But who did best? Our panel of judges decides
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NewsTesco celebrates imperfect moments in Christmas advert 2025
Tesco has launched its 2025 Christmas campaign, celebrating the funny, real and imperfect moments in the British festive season
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NewsKeira Knightley and Joe Wilkinson star in romcom Waitrose Christmas advert 2025
Waitrose’s Christmas ad follows a meet-cute at the Waitrose cheese counter with Keira Knightley and Joe Wilkinson over Sussex Charmer cheddar
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NewsGrand Noir launches ‘fridge-friendly’ pack in Tesco
The new variant has rolled out into 288 Tesco stores nationwide this week, positioned in the ‘Grab & Go speciality cheese fixture’
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Comment & OpinionHFSS rules didn’t kill Christmas ads – they just invited fruit & veg to the party
Under new HFSS rules, retailers are proving festive magic doesn’t need sugar-coating
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Events & AwardsThe Grocer’s New Product & Packaging Awards 2025: Seasonal
A ‘very premium flavour profile’ and ‘eye-catching’ packaging design added to the sense of occasion for our judges
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NewsAldi’s Kevin the Carrot returns for chaotic stag do in 2025 Christmas ad
Kevin is stranded at the North Pole in nothing but a mankini after a stag do gone wrong. Will he get home in time for the wedding day?
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NewsJohn Lewis blends nostalgia and gifting in Christmas advert 2025
John Lewis’s Christmas ad is set to a reimagined version of Alison Limerick’s 1990s hit Where Love Lives
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NewsArgos challenges toy-only perception in Christmas advert 2025
Argos has brought back mascots Connie and Trevor, joined by actor and comedian Simon Bird, reminding shoppers it offers more than toys
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NewsMorrisons celebrates farmers and suppliers in Christmas advert 2025
Morrisons is celebrating the farmers, bakers and food makers behind its festive range in its new Christmas campaign
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NewsBoots goes full fairytale for Christmas advert 2025
Boots’ Christmas ad stars a modern twist on Puss in Boots in a film that brings festive fairytale magic to the British high street
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NewsLidl swaps products for people in reflective Christmas ad 2025
Lidl has launched its 2025 Christmas campaign with a reflective advert told through the eyes of a young girl exploring what makes the festive season special
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NewsM&S brings back Dawn French fairy and Tom Kerridge for Christmas ad 2025
M&S has brought back its much-loved Fairy character for another dose of festive magic – this time set in a Christmas Eve traffic jam
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NewsAldi teases return of Kevin the Carrot in Love Actually-inspired Christmas ad 2025
Aldi has dropped a 10-second teaser confirming the return of its much-loved Christmas character Kevin the Carrot
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NewsThe BFG returns in Sainsbury’s Christmas advert 2025
The ad launches alongside a new range of BFG-inspired food, home, clothing and gifting items
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NewsAsda converts Grinch with low prices in Dr Seuss-inspired Christmas advert 2025
‘We didn’t want to do was to take a holiday from our strategy at Christmas’ Asda marketing VP Adam Zavalis told The Grocer