Tesco: Britain’s biggest supermarket raises profit guidance as shoppers trade up over Christmas January 11, 2024 Britain’s biggest supermarket Tesco has upgraded its profit guidance for the year off the back of a strong Christmas performance.
Majestic Wine toasts best-ever Christmas as consumers quaff fine wine January 9, 2024 Majestic Wines toasted its best ever Christmas in its 43-year history as more than 60,000 customers shopped with the store for the first time.
Merry Clickmas: UK shoppers splashed £24bn online over festive season January 8, 2024 Christmas shoppers in the UK filled their carts with more than £24bn in online spending over the festive season, fresh data has revealed.
Harbour Energy’s $11.2bn acquisition will transform the North Sea player January 8, 2024 Panic buying the week before Christmas is a familiar practice the world over. Presents, booze, holidays; the phenomenon is a manifestation of ‘fear of missing out’ culture and one that incurs massive spending. News of London-listed Harbour Energy’s blockbuster $11.2bn buy of Wintershall Dea’s oil and gas assets closed at 3pm GMT on 21st December. [...]
‘Premiership top six battle makes up for stragglers at foot of table’ January 5, 2024 At last there’s some good news in English rugby with record attendances and millions watching from home across two Premiership rounds over the holidays. Of course it must be taken with a pinch of salt, the figures always tend to be skewed slightly at Christmas, but it is at least a sign of retained interest [...]
Mortgage price war set to intensify as Halifax, HSBC lead charge slashing rates January 3, 2024 The new year has kicked off with a mortgage price war, according to brokers, as lenders slash deals to compete for business in a market under pressure from high interest rates.
What next at Next? Retailer to update on Christmas trading January 2, 2024 Retail investors across the UK will be eyeing up Next’s festive trading update as they attempt to figure out how good or bad the Christmas period was for the sector.
Five trends that will be huge in 2024, according to Pinterest December 30, 2023 Food and drink trends for 2024, according to Pinterest
Best wines of 2023 – from rad reds to fantastic fizz December 29, 2023 Many of these wines are on my 2023 Top Ten list because of the influences that surrounded them, but they are all utterly delicious and wines I would not hesitate to recommend.
Last Friday before Christmas was busiest day of 2023 for cash withdrawals December 28, 2023 The last Friday before Christmas Day was “by far” the busiest day of this year to date for cash machine withdrawals, according to Link. The UK cash access and ATM network said Friday December 22 was not only the busiest day in 2023, but the biggest total it had seen for withdrawals since the start [...]