Steve Rowe

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the Christmas business for retailers, rolls, and they are a mixed bag. Some of the dealers had a cracking Christmas, while some, in 2019, the Turkey was a bit.

For November and December total retail sales, The British Retail Consortium (BRC)

But some retailers, such as discounters, were full of festive cheer. So, the results so far, who are The Winners and losers?

Who have done well?

further, raised its forecast for the profit after better-than-expected sales over the Christmas trading period. The Company increased full price sales 5. 2% of the 27. October to 28. December, 1. 1% ahead of its own expectations.

He said that the weather helped get colder in November, maybe, its sales.

Tesco chief Dave Lewis said The Chain was "good" in a "subdued" UK market. Sales fell slightly for the UK's largest supermarket chain in the months that belong to the important Christmas business.

But it has helped More men in The Weeks before Christmas, to increase the power.

Greggs did so well in 2019, it has decided not to thousands of staff a £300 bonus in January.

This success has continued over the festive time, to say with chief executive Roger Whiteside , the bakery chain had "delivered a strong finish to what has been an extraordinary year". Sales in the established stores by 8. 7% in the three months to 28. December.

Aldi, a Discounter, a strong Christmas had been. Discounters need to eat constantly, the market share of the established super-markets, and this trend over the holidays to put.

the Aldi-total UK sales in The Four weeks to 24 December, 7 rose. 9% from a year ago, although it did not give a like-for-like comparison. It also sold 55 million mince pies.

Lidl had the highest percentage increase in sales growth for brick-and-mortar supermarkets, over the same period, with sales up 10. 8%, according to market research company Kantar.

Lidl and Aldi had their highest ever combined Christmas-market share of 13. 7% - More Than treble the figure in 2009.

Oxfam said it saw its best festive time in eight years with a sales increase of 7% in the week before Christmas. The Charity chain to put it down to buyers, the search for "ethical and second-hand products, the protection of The Planet and collect money for the poorest people in The World ". Cracker of a jump in turnover of 55%.

Who had a rough Christmas?

John Lewis warned that its employee bonus can be in doubt, as it is the Christmas business reported to its Department stores were up 2% on a like-for-like basis.

at the same time, The Group 's Waitrose pharmaceuticals division recorded an increase of 0. 4%, the Chairman Sir Charlie Mayfield described as "a good revenue performance" in a "weaker grocery market". In a surprise announcement, the said partnership, the Department chain Director Paula Nickolds would step down in February.

Marks & Spencer, said the demand for tight-fitting gentlemen overrated clothing in the run-up to Christmas.

M& S held back CEO Steve Rowe said, "disappointing," questions, because there is an oversupply of men's skinny jeans, The Company , by a stronger performance over the festive period. What is a permanent problem for M& S, weak clothing sales were offset by higher food sales.

Sainsbury ' s debt-to-bottom of the Christmas business, less people buy toys. Chief executive Mike Coupe , said toy sales fell by 20% over the market in The Last two years.

While the grocery store with a sales growth of 0. 4%, poor sales in The Division also include Argos, owned by Sainsbury's, which weighed on the overall performance of The Company .

Morrisons, meanwhile, said its sales fell over the Christmas season in the middle of the "challenging" trading conditions.

Richard Lim , chief executive of Retail Economics, said the results suggested that Morrisons had been "outmanoeuvred" by its competitors.

"Declining sales in the highly competitive food industry," he added.

consumers are having To tighten their belts?

According to the BRC, the consumers are "both More cautious and More conscientious, as they shop for their Christmas gifts. "

The timing of Black Friday , it was relatively late in the year 2019, in the year 2015, the food, Christmas shopping, a BRC spokesman said. This is because the people, the combination of Black Friday and Christmas shopping, he said.

Some analysts said that the supermarkets had a hard time buckles by consumer belt-tightening.

"There was no sign of the post-election rush many had hoped for, in The Last couple of weeks before Christmas, the buyers are carefully watching their budgets," said Kantar's Fraser McKevitt.

Tesco, Mr Lewis said claim to The British market as a whole, but had "full".

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Source of news: bbc.com