"Christmas was OK, but no better than that. Food retailers outperformed non-food retailers and online grew strongly. So far we have had good figures from the leading food retailers, Aldi and Lidl, John Lewis and a handful of smaller clothing retailers. We have had poor figures from Debenhams and bad ones from House of Fraser and M&S. We think that 2018 will be a tough year for retailers." - Neil Mason, Head of Retail Research
This month's UK Retail briefing includes:
An Analyst comment on an interim round up of Christmas 2017 trading performances.
On overview of the latest UK Retail sales for December.
Sector Focus - Clothing Retailing - UK.
Highlights of the latest UK Retail trend observations
Monthly UK retail news headlines and analysis
"Christmas was OK, but no better than that. Food retailers outperformed non-food retailers and online grew strongly. So far we have had good figures from the leading food retailers, Aldi and Lidl, John Lewis and a handful of smaller clothing retailers. We have had poor figures from Debenhams and bad ones from House of Fraser and M&S. We think that 2018 will be a tough year for retailers." - Neil Mason ...
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Analyst Comment – Christmas 2017 – An Interim Report
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Neil manages the teams that produce the European Retail Reports. Neil joined Mintel in 1995 and previously worked as Head of Fashion/Beauty and Personal Care/Household, and Head of UK Retail. Before joining Mintel, he worked in the food and publishing industries. He has a BSc in Business Studies/Marketing.
An Analyst comment on an interim round up of Christmas 2017 trading performances.
