All Seasonal articles – Page 61
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Category Report
Halloween Category Report 2014
Halloween is now established as one of the biggest seasonal events of the year, with latest figures putting the festival’s value at £325m in 2013, up 12% year on year.
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Category Report
Focus on Halloween
Halloween delivered £325m in sales last year. How are retailers and suppliers planning to exploit its growing potential this year?
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News
McVitie's cakes to target Halloween and Bonfire Night
UBUK-owned McVitie’s Cake Company is gearing up for Halloween and Bonfire Night by bringing back a selection of seasonal lines.
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Premier Foods adds Slime & Shock to Halloween line-up
Premier Foods is expanding its Halloween cake offer with two new lines from 15 September…
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Sainsbury's ramps up Christmas ordering service
Sainsbury’s shoppers will be able to purchase more than 70 products through the retailer’s customer ordering service this …
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Analysis & Features
Morrisons presents traditional classics for Christmas: Pictures
Morrisons has ditched some of the more outlandish, left-field lines in favour of a more focussed offer, based around traditional classics at affordable prices.
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Analysis & Features
Fortnum matches foodie treats with hefty prices this Christmas: Pictures
Fortnum & Masons showcased the smallest press preview of the bunch - but there were some eye-watering prices that would challenge even the most serious foodie
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Analysis & Features
Ocado pushes non-food websites in build-up to Christmas: Pictures
Ocado used its Christmas preview to show off its new destination websites - Fetch.co.uk and Sizzle.co.uk
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Analysis & Features
Sainsbury's balances old favourites and npd for Christmas: Pictures
Sainsbury’s is looking for the right balance between old favourites and new ideas.
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Analysis & Features
Waitrose cooks up another Heston special for Christmas: Pictures
As ever, it’s all eyes on the Heston from Waitrose range at Christmas and although the hidden orange Christmas pudding is back, this year the chef is bringing bling to frozen puddings
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Analysis & Features
Asda aims for 'trusted comfort' this Christmas: Pictures
Asda says its Christmas collection is all about “trusted comfort” and convenience that can “create a little theatre at the table” - all underlined with a heavy dose of nostalgia. One innovation it has launched this year is an easy-carve six-bird roast, which it claims is an industry first. The ...
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Analysis & Features
Tesco goes mid-tier for Christmas: Pictures
Last Christmas it gave you Tesco Finest’s relaunch but this year Tesco is putting the emphasis on its mid-tier Tesco range, with a ‘style for less’ theme across food and non-food.
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Comment & Opinion
Winter wonderlands
’Tis the season to look at what the retailers will be selling at Christmas
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Comment & Opinion
From football to the festive season where quality will be key
Retailers are not just focused on the World Cup at the moment…
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News
Fortnum & Mason enjoys Christmas sales growth
Fortnum & Mason has reported double-digit Christmas sales growth topping off big increases in annual sales and profits.
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News
Tesco Christmas sales drop as superstores feel the pinch
Tesco’s out-of-town stores have been hurt by a major shift to online shopping, discount stores and convenience outlets, the retailer admitted today.
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Greggs sales pick up over Christmas but job cuts loom
Greggs’ like-for-like sales grew 2.6% in the 13 weeks to 28 December as it saw “strong demand” over the Christmas period, but it warned jobs cuts were on the way.
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Morrisons sales tumble 5.6% in tough festive trading
Morrisons has reported a 5.6% fall in like-for-like sales excluding fuel for the six weeks to 5 January.
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News
M&S food business buoyant as clothing sales slump
Marks & Spencer has reported a small drop in quarterly like-for-likes despite a much-publicised revamp of its clothing offer.
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Co-op food sales bounce back over Christmas period
The Co-operative Group has posted like-for-like sales growth of 1% over the key festive period, fuelled by its c-store estate,