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| Retail Christmas: winners and losers | Retail Christmas: winners and losers |
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| Primark | |
| Primark - which opened a second store on London's Oxford Street towards the end of last year - saw sales for the 16 weeks to 5 January jump to a much better than expected 25% | |
| Dixons Retail | Dixons Retail |
| Europe's second-biggest electrical goods retailer said 'phenomenal' demand for tablet computers drove sales in its UK and Nordic markets | Europe's second-biggest electrical goods retailer said 'phenomenal' demand for tablet computers drove sales in its UK and Nordic markets |
| Blockbuster | Blockbuster |
| Internet competition pushes video rental arm into administration | Internet competition pushes video rental arm into administration |
| HMV | HMV |
| Disappointing Christmas sales seal retailer's fate – the latest in series of failures among high street chains | Disappointing Christmas sales seal retailer's fate – the latest in series of failures among high street chains |
| Tesco | Tesco |
| Tesco beat City forecasts with a 1.8% increase in Christmas sales, throwing into question Sainsbury's claim that it was the "clear winner" of the festive trading period | Tesco beat City forecasts with a 1.8% increase in Christmas sales, throwing into question Sainsbury's claim that it was the "clear winner" of the festive trading period |
| Marks & Spencer | Marks & Spencer |
| Marks & Spencer admitted a bigger than expected drop in Christmas sales in a hastily arranged trading statement after the stock market had closed. After a potentially damaging leak, the retailer published the numbers 12 hours ahead of their scheduled release | Marks & Spencer admitted a bigger than expected drop in Christmas sales in a hastily arranged trading statement after the stock market had closed. After a potentially damaging leak, the retailer published the numbers 12 hours ahead of their scheduled release |
| Greggs | Greggs |
| Greggs, the high street baker and sandwich shop, became the latest retailer to be hit by the stuttering economy despite selling 8.5m mince pies over Christmas. The chain said sales in stores opened more than a year were down by 2.9% over Christmas | Greggs, the high street baker and sandwich shop, became the latest retailer to be hit by the stuttering economy despite selling 8.5m mince pies over Christmas. The chain said sales in stores opened more than a year were down by 2.9% over Christmas |
| Jessops | Jessops |
| Up to 2,000 jobs are at risk at the troubled high-street camera chain Jessops after it became the latest high-profile victim of the prolonged economic downturn and collapsed into administration | Up to 2,000 jobs are at risk at the troubled high-street camera chain Jessops after it became the latest high-profile victim of the prolonged economic downturn and collapsed into administration |
| Sainsbury's | Sainsbury's |
| Sainsbury's has boasted it will emerge from the Christmas trading season as the "clear winner". The company unveiled its 32nd consecutive quarter of underlying sales growth – although the figure was down from the previous quarter | Sainsbury's has boasted it will emerge from the Christmas trading season as the "clear winner". The company unveiled its 32nd consecutive quarter of underlying sales growth – although the figure was down from the previous quarter |
| Debenhams | Debenhams |
| Department store saw record December sales as it offered discounts across the store, with prices 50% lower on some knitwear, lingerie and beauty lines. Like-for-like sales up 5% amid 'toughest trading for 40 years' | Department store saw record December sales as it offered discounts across the store, with prices 50% lower on some knitwear, lingerie and beauty lines. Like-for-like sales up 5% amid 'toughest trading for 40 years' |
| French Connection | French Connection |
| Retailer has warned it will plunge into the red by up to £8m this year after a decision to delay its winter sale tore into profits | Retailer has warned it will plunge into the red by up to £8m this year after a decision to delay its winter sale tore into profits |
| Majestic Wine | Majestic Wine |
| Wine retailer says sales growth over festive season was hampered by aggressive discounting at supermarkets - like-for-like sales, which do not count the impact of new store openings, ticked up 1.1% in the seven weeks to 31 December | Wine retailer says sales growth over festive season was hampered by aggressive discounting at supermarkets - like-for-like sales, which do not count the impact of new store openings, ticked up 1.1% in the seven weeks to 31 December |
| Morrisons | Morrisons |
| Sales drop 2.5% over the festive period as recession hit customer spending in its northern heartlands - and grocery retailer is hit by migration to cheaper rivals and more affluent consumers heading online | Sales drop 2.5% over the festive period as recession hit customer spending in its northern heartlands - and grocery retailer is hit by migration to cheaper rivals and more affluent consumers heading online |
| House of Fraser | House of Fraser |
| Department store announces a 6.3% rise in like-for-like sales, with online sales rising by almost 50% in the six weeks to 5 January - early discounting and fashion focus behind the rise, retailer says | Department store announces a 6.3% rise in like-for-like sales, with online sales rising by almost 50% in the six weeks to 5 January - early discounting and fashion focus behind the rise, retailer says |
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| Bumper online sales and fewer clothing markdowns boosted profits over the crucial trading period. The UK's second largest clothing retailer has pencilled in annual profits of £611m to £625m after a tight rein on costs and fewer sale markdowns boosted coffers | Bumper online sales and fewer clothing markdowns boosted profits over the crucial trading period. The UK's second largest clothing retailer has pencilled in annual profits of £611m to £625m after a tight rein on costs and fewer sale markdowns boosted coffers |
| John Lewis | John Lewis |
| Like-for-like sales at the department store jumped 13% in the five weeks to 29 December, a period that included three record-breaking weeks. Online sales were 44% higher than last year with Johnlewis.com now a conduit for £1 out of every £4 spent with the store | Like-for-like sales at the department store jumped 13% in the five weeks to 29 December, a period that included three record-breaking weeks. Online sales were 44% higher than last year with Johnlewis.com now a conduit for £1 out of every £4 spent with the store |
| Theo Fennell | Theo Fennell |
| Celebrity jeweller Theo Fennell issued a profit warning after demand for its jewel-encrusted skulls with five-figure price tags faded during a "disappointing" Christmas | Celebrity jeweller Theo Fennell issued a profit warning after demand for its jewel-encrusted skulls with five-figure price tags faded during a "disappointing" Christmas |
| Foyles | Foyles |
| Internet sales helped counter a drop in trade at its high street stores. The independent bookseller said sales at its five shops were down 3.7% in the 24 days to Christmas Eve, but the inclusion of website orders meant an overall fall of only 2% | Internet sales helped counter a drop in trade at its high street stores. The independent bookseller said sales at its five shops were down 3.7% in the 24 days to Christmas Eve, but the inclusion of website orders meant an overall fall of only 2% |