Tag Archives: Father’s Day

Sales excluding fuel at Waitrose & Partners last week (to Saturday June 15) were 2.6% lower compared with the same period last year, which saw warmer weather throughout the week. The supermarket chain’s commercial director Rupert Thomas said: “Colder and rainy weather led to sales of warming food, including gravy …

Total sales for John Lewis & Partners last week (to Saturday June 15) were up 3.8% on the same week last year. The department store group’s buying director for electrical and home technology Laurence Mitchell said: “Home sales were up 4% with ‘Gifts, Cook and Dine’ sales up 3.2%. Within …

GlobalData has forecast that Father’s Day spend by UK shoppers reached £635 million this year – less than half of the amount spent on Mother’s Day. The data and analytics company expected all retail categories associated with Father’s Day to grow and predicted that cards and gift wrap would be …

Brits spend more on their dads for Father’s Day than they do on their mums for Mother’s Day – but spend half as long doing it, according to Argos. The online retailer has analysed its sales data to show that the average shopper spends £56 in total celebrating their dads …

Total sales for John Lewis last week (to Saturday June 16) were up 5.7% on the same week last year. The department store groups’ buying director for fashion Christine Kasoulis said “sales benefited from customers buying Father’s Day gifts and enjoying offers as we price-matched a competitor’s promotion”. Due to …

Total sales at John Lewis rose 4.2% last week (to Saturday June 9) on the same week last year, boosted by the department store retailer price-matching competitors’ promotions through its Never Knowingly Undersold policy. John Lewis head of shop trade for London and the south-east Liz Mihell said that while …

Divisional sales excluding fuel were up 0.3% for Waitrose last week (to Saturday May 26) compared with the same week last year. The supermarket chain’s finance director Loraine Woodhouse said: “Shoppers chose to brighten up their homes ahead of the long weekend, with sales of houseplants up 29% compared with last …

Tomorrow is Father’s Day (June 18) and spending on occasion-related gifts and food is forecast to grow by £3.7 million to a total of £695.2 million this year, according to data, analysis and solutions company GlobalData. In the UK, Father’s Day is held on the third Sunday of June and serves …

This is the month when many people commemorate Father’s Day on Sunday June 18, by making a special effort to visit their Dad or to send him a card or gift. But June also sees a number of lesser known occasions, according to analysis by national retailer Clintons. Tim Fairs, …