Sainsbury's supplies Christmas cheer
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Supermarket group reports better sales figures than expected but warns of tough year ahead
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The toy company's stock was up 82% today after a great Christmas.
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UK retail sales were better than expected in November as Christmas shoppers began their seasonal flock to the High Street, figures show.
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There&#39;s a reason that smiling Salvation Army bell-ringer looks a little stiff this Christmas season, and it&#39;s not the cold weather.
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Retailers hailed a âfantasticâ last-minute Christmas shopping rush tonight amid predictions of the dayâs sales topping the Â£1 billion mark.
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Christmas will be anything but merry this year for Helena Saunders.
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London equities  were flat on Thursday ahead of the Bank of England's rate call, but retail stocks were cheered by news of a strong Christmas at J Sainsbury.
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LONDON - J Sainsbury will take a 550 million pound ($1.5 billion) hit to profits this year as it invests to boost sales and reverse falling market share, Britain&#39;s third-biggest supermarket chain said on Tuesday.
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U.S. consumers cheered up in early  December, sending potentially good news to retailers during the  crucial holiday shopping season, a report showed on Friday.
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We all like bloggy pudding Stob Ah, Christmas! When pubs fill up with inexperienced drinkers to the disapproval of regular sots, when lunchtime turkey sarnies get a blob of cranberry jam and are relaunched as 'Christmas dinner flavour' for a 40p premium, and when the moneyed middle-classes are not ashamed to be seen shopping at Woolworth's.â¦
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U.S. consumers's mood brightened in  early December, sending potential good tidings to retailers for  the holiday shopping season, a report showed on Friday.
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Retailers who feared they would end up with coal in their Christmas stocking are feeling a little more jolly. They benefited from a last-minute holiday shopping spree, according to two groups that track consumer spending.
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The FTSE 100 extended its end-of-year rally to close higher on Christmas Eve for the fifth straight session.
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Scotland's retailers hope for their busiest weekend as economists predict spending will be up on last Christmas.
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Those shopping at post-Christmas sales between 26 and 28 December has risen 2.1% on last year, says a retail analyst.
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The familiar sound of ringing bells announces the beginning of a Christmas -time tradition. Christmas shoppers are once again reminded by the Salvation Army
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Marks and Spencer is set to report a growth in Christmas sales despite High Street gloom, reports suggest.