UK shoppers expected to spend £3.7bn on Boxing Day

High streets predicted to be less busy as people buy beauty and technology deals online

Last-minute Christmas shoppers provide boost for UK retailers

Christmas Eve footfall up 31% on last year across all retail destinations, after lacklustre start to season

Cardholders offered 10% off entire shop, as shoppers fear for Christmas food and drink orders

DIY brand will be used online and in some departments of new superstores opened from January

Department stores experience rise in sales of almost 7%, while Visa says online spending up 6.1%

Retailer reports 5% growth in restaurant and food business, with affordable meals attracting Australians feeling the pinch

The supermarket giant cites specialist providers, convenience stores and online retailers among its rivals, but many seem well out of its league

Chair hails ‘resounding vote of confidence’ as investors reject Sports Direct founder and his associate Mike Lennon

British retailers anticipate some of the biggest shopping days of the year with people ‘clearly leaving it late’

Sales volumes up 0.2% month on month in November but economists had forecast 0.5% rise

W Clappison Ltd claims its supply agreement was ended at planting time without reasonable notice

Ethical beauty chain books £2m profit in first three months after rescue from administration in September

Retailer hit by ‘challenging trading conditions’ and says wage and NIC changes made a number of shops ‘unviable’

Reformhaus retains an unmatched selection of tea and slippers but is morphing to stay competitive

Largest private employer in US pledged to tackle inequities after George Floyd murder but has now dropped initiatives