Comet falling into administration last December helped to boost Argos' sales during the final weeks of 2012, with tablets topping the gift wishlists. ...

Sportswear retailer JD Sports has reported like-for-like sales for the seven-week period ending 5 January were up 3.2%. Peter Cowgill, executive ch...

Supermarket giant Tesco has outperformed its rivals with a 1.8% like-for-like sales growth for the Christmas trading period. The positive figures w...

High end fashion retailer Ted Baker has reported a 20.9% increase in retail sales for its eight-week Christmas trade period from 11 November 2012 to ...

Figures from the British Retail Consortium released on Tuesday showed the high street wasn't out of the financial woods just yet, with 2013 predicted ...

Wine and spirits retailer Majestic has reported a reasonable trading update for the Christmas period, with like for like sales up 1.1% and total sales...

John Lewis has published impressive Christmas figures, with sales for the five weeks to 29 December 2012 totalling £684.8m, up 14.8% compared with la...

Supermarket chain Morrisons has reportedly experienced a poor Christmas sales period, according to a prediction from a well known retail broker. In...

A raft of high street promotions helped retail sales volumes grow last month, official figures have revealed, as shops battled for cash-strapped custo...

A frenzy of pre-Christmas discounts helped retailers drum up more trade in December, official figures are expected to reveal on 20 January, but the be...

Currys and PC World owner Dixons Retail said it had outperformed its struggling rivals, despite further sales woe over the Christmas period. The gr...

Tesco issued a profit warning on Thursday after reporting one of its worst Christmas trading periods ever. The company's shares slumped by 15% followi...

The UK's retail sales values in December showed growth over 2010, according to figures released on Tuesday by the British Retail Consortium (BRC), but...

Despite some glimmers of hope offered by bellwether retailers John Lewis and Next, analysts forecast "dark days" ahead for many high street chains in ...

Strong sales of clothes and electrical items helped department store John Lewis take more than half a billion pounds in an "outstanding" Christmas. ...

Retailer Next admitted to a "disappointing" Christmas sales performance today but said it was cheered by the strength of online trading. The group,...

There are fresh warnings that retailers face a bleak Christmas despite reports of crowds of shoppers braving the cold to snap up gifts in the last ful...

Queues have formed outside high street stores as retailers launched their sales early in a bid to entice Christmas shoppers to part with their cash. ...