Samsung may be about to release a new version of the Galaxy S7 in a very familiar colour. A new report suggests Samsung is planning to sell a glossy black version of the Samsung Galaxy S7. If that sounds familiar, it’s probably ...
The retailer champions Black Friday as the starting gun for Christmas shopping. Shop Direct has seen a four per cent rise in total group sales over the Christmas trading period. Black Friday proved to be the busiest trading day on ...
Tags: Christmas shopping, trading day, Toys
The group has reported sales of £1.82 billion for the 18 weeks leading to January 3rd this year, seeing an increase of 0.8 per cent. Argos’ like-for-like sales remained broadly flat for the 18 weeks to January 3rd, 2015, while ...
Tags: Christmas Results, trading period, Toys
U.S. specialty jewelry store sales fell 7.1 percent year on year to $2.734 billion in November -- the latest sign that jewelers in the U.S. have been facing economic headwinds. Furthermore, the sales figures from November, the month that ...
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U.S. chain-store sales rose 2.2 percent year on year for the week that ended on December 27 and included the final shopping days before Christmas, according to the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) and Goldman Sachs. ...
Most of the traditional January or Boxing Day sales now start online before Christmas, even before you've had a chance to pull a cracker. Retailers are not obliged to give you a refund or an exchange if you simply decide you don??t want ...
Tags: Boxing Day, Christmas
John Lewis' Home directorate had a record sales week and this was reflected in its year-on-year increase of +0.6%. With the final few shopping days before Christmas still to come, last week John Lewis achieved sales of £160.6m +6.5% ...
Tags: retail director, Christmas trade, Furniture
U.S. jewelry and watch sales across all channels rose a preliminary 1.4 percent year on year in November, the month that marks the beginning of the Christmas-shopping season. While the increase was disappointing, compared with the ...
Shoppers in Scotland are being reminded to carry their re-usable bags for the final weekend of Christmas shopping after the introduction of the carrier bag charge in the country. According to the Scottish Government's carrier bag charge ...
The U.S. consumer price index (CPI) for jewelry declined 5 percent year on year to 166 points in November and the reading slipped about 5 points from October's index. Jewelry price inflation often reflects heavy promotional activity at the ...
Tags: Jewelry, Jewelry price
Retailers see boosts in sales as consumers show signs of favouring indie shops over big name stores. Christmas 2014 is looking to be the year of High Street resurgence, according to the UK’s independent toy retailers. Festive ...
Specialty jewelry store sales in the U.S. fell 3.9 percent year on year to $2.37 billion in October. The sharp drop was not as obvious in the preliminary jewelry and watch sales total during the month, which Rapaport News reported on ...
Tags: Specialty jewelry, jewelry, watch
Families aided with early opening hours, reduced fluorescent lighting and parent-led autism awareness trained staff. Toys R Us stores across the UK have opened their doors to an autism-friendly shopping experience, thanks to the efforts ...
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7,000 knock-off Super Mario toys and 2,000 fake Disney Frozen Loom Band sets were intercepted. A haul of fake and dangerous toys worth £500,000 has been stopped from entering the Christmas market, thanks to trading Standards ...
Tags: Fake Frozen, Peppa Pig, Toys
Believe it or not, the fourth quarter is traditionally a slow period for the diamond trade. That may be a stark realization for some, especially on the eve of Thanksgiving weekend that signals the start of the Christmas shopping season. ...
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