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Burberry expanding homeware offering for the festive season

British heritage brand Burberry is expanding its home and décor collection with a new line of soft accessories and home fragrances in time for the festive season. The collection has been developed under the creative vision of Daniel Lee and aims to capture the festive season with “warmth and joy” with wool cashmere cushions and blankets woven in...

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Jewellery and partywear tops festive spending for 2023

According to preliminary insights from Mastercard SpendingPulse, UK shoppers returned to the high street for the festive period with jewellery and clothing seeing significant growth. The report reveals that total UK retail sales from November 1 to December 24 show a 2.6 percent rise year-on-year, while in-store sales increased by 3.5 percent as...

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Dior transforms Saks into a ‘Carousel of Dreams’ for the festive season

French luxury fashion house Dior has transformed the 10-story façade of Saks’ New York flagship store on Fifth Avenue with a ‘Carousel of Dreams’ window display and theatrical light show, alongside in-store installations and a digital pop-up to celebrate the holiday season. The immersive festive takeover features the “most extensive” holiday...

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Advertisers to spend record 9.5 billion pounds this festive season

Advertisers are set to spend a record 9.5 billion pounds during the Christmas season, according to new data from the Advertising Association (AA) and WARC. This is a 4.8 percent increase on last year’s then-record 9 billion pounds, which the AA states show the continued importance of advertising to the economy during the festive period. Sharon...

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M&S launches Christmas recruitment drive

High street retailer Marks & Spencer (M&S) has launched its annual Christmas recruitment drive to fill 10,000 new customer assistants to support in its stores over the festive period. This year the number of festive vacancies has increased by more than 40 percent, explains M&S and reflects the additional investment it is making in colleague...