Marks & Spencer weathers Christmas snow storms

January 12, 2011

Marks & Spencer delivered some of the retail sectors most robust sales this Christmas, despite most high street retailers suffering from the severe weather. Although the retailer admitted losing nearly £55m in sales due to the snow, it finished off a great year with strong like-for-like sales growth. As VAT rises ...

John Lewis enjoys post Christmas sales jump

December 30, 2010

Notable UK retailer John Lewis, which is also the parent company of Waitrose, reported Thursday a 26.2 per cent increase in post-Christmas Day sales. The retailers said that they had seen a marked rise in sales in the three days after Christmas ended. The biggest sale days for John Lewis came ...

Amazon patents gift return service

December 29, 2010

As the Christmas holiday draws to a close, Amazon has announced a patented new technology that would let customers return unwanted gifts before they are ever even delivered. The documents, which have already been seen by the Washington Post, showed how the technology would allow consumers to approve or decline a ...

50% off at Boden with DV

December 15, 2010

With the Christmas holidays less than two weeks away, shoppers are eager to finish up gift buying for the festive holiday. A great way to secure holiday deals in the last minute scramble up to Christmas is with discount vouchers’ latest promotion offers from all the UK’s favourite retailers. This month, ...

UK retailers stop deliveries in Scotland

December 14, 2010

The UK’s largest retail chains have shut down delivery orders on their websites as extreme weather continues to dampen UK roads and railways. Sainsbury’s, Tesco and Asda all suspended delivery orders online for their Scottish customers as the transport network across the country virtually shut down with icy conditions last week. ...

Amazon and DV offer up to 70 per cent off

December 8, 2010

The holidays have nearly arrived and despite the current economic climate and the government austerity budget kicking-in, analysts have reported that UK retail spending is expected to surge. With Christmas bringing a season of gift-giving, popular online money-saving website discount vouchers has teamed up with dozens of popular retailers across the ...

Half of Brits are planning on going into debt at Christmas

November 23, 2010

Almost half of Britons are going to begin the New Year in debt, research from Moneysupermarket.com shows. The statistics compiled by the popular money management firm indicated that millions of UK residents would incur additional debt over the holiday season as they strain their finances for Christmas purchases. Credit cards top ...

Tesco revamps overtime scheme

November 15, 2010

Staying true to their popular sloga – every little helps – Tesco has launched its latest employee work hours scheme, which will allow staff of the popular retailer more flexibility when signing on for overtime. The scheme, called ‘slivers of time’ in pilots, has already been trialing for one year. It ...

10% off at Gifted.com just in time for holidays

November 12, 2010

As retailers and shoppers gear up for the coming holiday season, the latest Christmas deals can be found at discountvouchers.co.uk. In an exclusive offer with Gifted.com, discount vouchers is featuring a limited time 10 per cent off voucher for toys on the popular children’s websites. Get a jump on holiday shopping ...

Retailers slash prices in time for holidays

October 28, 2010

As the Christmas holidays quickly approach, retailers across the UK are already beginning to slash the prices on kids’ favourite items. Sainsbury’s has jumped head first into the discount competition cutting its best-selling toys by nearly 50 per cent. The supermarket giant’s first holiday sale begins today and will run for ...

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