23 Dec 2010
| by Ed Owen
In the last trading days before Christmas, John Lewis has seen an increase in sales of 4...the sales freeze due to the cold weather .
However, the increases have stalled a little in the four days ...
days for Christmas deliveries had passed and shopping was now last-minute.
He said: "Despite ...
on record.
Of all the major retailers, only Marks Spencer will have stores open on Christmas Day ...
22 Dec 2010
| by Sarah Shearman
Christmas Day, a day traditionally absolved from the excessive seasonal spending, could see...for Christmas Day this year, as shoppers hunt for winter sale bargains ahead of the rise in VAT next year ...
said: "Christmas Day has become a busy online shopping day in recent years, as people with an eye ...
, will be made on Visa cards on Christmas Day. Charities could see a boost in donations on Christmas Day too ...
22 Dec 2010
| by Loulla-Mae Eleftheriou-Smith
British Airways is believed to have suffered a loss of between £8m and £10m profit each day during...City analysts have told The Daily Telegraph that BA had suffered a loss of 30m to 40m over the snow period.
BA operates around 550 flights in and out of Heathrow each day, but over the past four days of snow, flights have been reduced to nearly a third of its regular schedule.
A spokesperson ...
20 Dec 2010
| by YouGov
%
Base: 1,543 nationally representative sports followers aged 16+ Source: YouGov SixthSense Leisure ...
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3D Television
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1%
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Base: 1,459 nationally representative TV ...
- frequency
Base: 1,154 nationally representative cinema goers aged 16+ Source: YouGov SixthSense ...
17 Dec 2010
| by Ed Owen
According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), internet sales accounted for 660m a week in the country, out of total weekly retail sales of 6.3bn, excluding fuel. The continued growth of internet retailing is stark, growing at 3.5 times the rate of the whole sector month to month. Internet sales rose 37 ...
17 Dec 2010
| by Keith Glasspoole
is crucial. Unlike the rest of us, brand owners work with a 90 day advent calendar kicking off in October (or ...
: Ipsos
And 25-34 year old bargain hunters plan to hit the Boxing Day and New Year sales with renewed ...
15 Dec 2010
| by Katherine Levy
Inspire, the publisher s men and music division, interviewed 1,000 young men nationally between the ages ...
they were looking forward to being a dad some day "when the time is right". The majority of interviewees ...
15 Dec 2010
| by Gary Moss
2008 we ran a national survey structured to mirror the national profile and we asked some brutal ...
13 Dec 2010
| by Amali de Alwis and Simon Wood
markets?
In the UK we interact with online touch points more times per day than on any other media ...
, with high daily levels of usage.
Overall we spend an average of nearly one day a week (22 hours) online ...
-marketing channels, such as e-mail, will need to become more targeted and sophisticated - the days of mass emails ...
10 Dec 2010
| by John Reynolds
Prince William's proposal to Kate Middleton failed to benefit national daily newspapers in November...website.
In November, every national newspaper was down year on year, with The Times falling a ...