Primark enjoys strong Christmas
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The owner of Primark says the budget clothes chain enjoyed better-than-expected sales over Christmas.
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Department store group John Lewis reports an 8% rise in Christmas week sales, driven by electrical goods.
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Pub group Mitchells & Butlers reports growing food sales and strong trading over the festive period.
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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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This is the season for giving, and merchants and children alike encourage it.
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Business & money: Households will spend an average of nearly Â£200 on supermarket food in Christmas week
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With the 2007 run-up to Christmas boosted by a last-minute sales surge, retailers are putting an extra emphasis on after-Christmas discounts, hoping bargain shoppers and gift-card splurgers can enrich stores' holidays.
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Retail sales bounced back in November, as Christmas shoppers kept the tills ringing in the crucial festive trading period.
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Bright spots for this shopping season include gift cards and robust sales online and at luxury stores. By Anne D&#39;Innocenzio / Associated Press.
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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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The regional department store company is gearing up for the all-important holidays.
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US 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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UK shoppers left their Christmas shopping late this year, but there was a seasonal rush in the last 10 days, retailers say.
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Last-minute shoppers saved the Christmas season for retailers with a surge of spending last week. Sales were up 11.6 percent for the week compared with last year, according to ShopperTrak.
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Life & style: Primark steals ahead of Asda, Tesco, New  Look and TK Maxx in the disposable fashion fight.
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Online retailers say they are ready to deliver goods to Christmas shoppers who waited until the last minute.
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Woolworths says it needs a good Christmas to meet the lower end of its full-year sales targets.