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Housewares chain ProCook has reported record sales levels for the eight-week peak trading season to January 5. During the period (which incorporates Black Friday and Christmas), the multi-channel retailer posted almost £10 million in sales – a 20% like-for-like increase on last year. The growth was driven by a 13% …

Housewares chain ProCook has reported ‘another record-breaking’ Black Friday period. The specialist retailer’s bricks-and-mortar channel achieved a14% increase in like-for-like sales and its ecommerce sales were up by almost a quarter on last year – both contributing an overall company like-for-like growth of 20%. Total sales were up 40% on …

Housewares chain ProCook has posted strong growth for the first half of the year, driven by ‘a solid performance in stores and excellent results in ecommerce’. The half-year sales figures for the brand were up 11% on the previous year and up 5% like-for-like. Bricks-and-mortar retail sales remained level on …

Total sales at John Lewis & Partners were down 12.4% last week (to Saturday September 21) on the same week last year. The department store group said the performance was due to warmer weather impacting sales of new season products. John Lewis & Partners trading director Simon Coble commented: “Home …

Soaring temperatures failed to boost sales on the high street in July but resulted in the strongest online sales growth in 18 months, as consumers clicked for a fast-fashion summer wardrobe fix. According to the High Street Sales Tracker (HSST), published today (Friday August 9) by accountancy and business advisory …

Scottish retail sales rose by 3.9% on a like-for-like basis last month compared with April 2018, when they dropped by 3.8%, according to figures from the Scottish Retail Consortium-KPMG. This is above the three-month average of 0.9%. However, the figure is positively distorted by the timing of the run-up to …

Portmeirion Group has reported its tenth consecutive year of record revenue for the year ending 31 December 2018. Sales lifted 5.7% to £89.6 million from £84.8 million in 2017, while pre-tax profit increased by 10.1% to £9.7 million from £8.8 million in 2017. The Stoke tabletop supplier attributed the performance …

Uncertainty surrounding the UK’s imminent exit from the European Union has hit consumer spending, according to Helen Dickinson OBE, chief executive of the British Retail Consortium (BRC). She said: “While real incomes have started to rise over the past year, shoppers were reluctant to spend this February, holding back growth. …

Housewares specialist chain ProCook has reported headline sales growth of 21% for the six weeks of peak trading leading up to December 31. The company said the result was driven by a 26% increase in online sales and 16% lift in retail sales during the period (which incorporates Black Friday, …

Multichannel housewares chain ProCook has reported strong sales growth for the first half of 2018/19. The brand said its half-year sales figures were up 25% on the previous year and up 16% like-for-like. With bricks-and-mortar retail sales remaining stable on last year, the retailer attributed the performance to its ecommerce …