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CHRISTMAS CONSUMER INDEX

CHRISTMAS CONSUMER INDEX

 As snowfall and rail strikes are affecting everyone's commute this week, VI's Christmas Consumer Index is looking back on the results of Black Friday. With sales promotions being extended through Cyber ...
CHRISTMAS CONSUMER INDEX

CHRISTMAS CONSUMER INDEX

This week's spotlight focuses on Joules, who have been rescued from administration by Next, saving around 100 stores and 1,500 jobs. Will this prove to be an astute purchase for Next, who are fighting the ...
CHRISTMAS CONSUMER INDEX – BLACK FRIDAY

CHRISTMAS CONSUMER INDEX – BLACK FRIDAY

VI's Christmas Consumer Index continues this week with a focus on the build-up to Black Friday. With inflation accelerating to a 41-year high of 11.1%, will retailers adapt to the targeted discretionary spending of ...
Christmas Consumer Index

Christmas Consumer Index

  The strongest performing UK city last week was Aberdeen with an increase in visits of 25% from last year. This is well above the average for the UK, which has overall seen a decrease of 13% since last year. ...
Selfridges in acquisition talks

Selfridges in acquisition talks

Selfridges has announced that it is in acquisition talks with the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA). The Weston family, who took the department store private in 2003 for £598m, has launched the auction process, pricing the ...