FACTBOX-How UK retailers fared over Christmas
(Adds Alexon, Carpetright, WH Smith)
Feb 1 (Reuters) - Britain's retailers faced some of the worst winter weather for decades in the run-up to Christmas and are worried steps to cut government debt, like tax hikes and public spending cuts, and rising prices could hit demand in the months ahead.
Following is a summary of how retailers fared over the Christmas trading period:
For a FACTBOX on other European retailers please click on: [ID:nLDE70B1I3]
RETAILER SECTOR PERFORMANCE
Alexon (AXN.L) Clothing Like-for-like sales up 13.3 pct in 5 wks
to Jan. 22. [ID:nSGE70Q05N]
Alliance Boots Drugs retail, Group sales up 14.3 pct in 3 months to [ABN.UL] wholesale Dec 31. Boots UK like-for-like sales up
2.8 pct inc VAT. [ID:nLDE70G110]
ASOS (ASOS.L) Online clothing Retail sales up 59 pct in 3 months to
Dec. 31. [ID:nLDE70G12T] [ID:nWLA3128]
Blacks Leisure Outdoor goods Like-for-like sales up 10.2 pct in Dec. BSLA.L [ID:nLDE70306Y]
Booker (BOK.L) Cash and carries Like-for-like sales up 5.4 pct in 16 wks
to Dec. 31. [ID:nWLA2630]
Burberry (BRBY.L) Luxury Revenues up 27 pct in 3 months to Dec.
31. Same-store sales up 14 pct.
[ID:nLDE70H09K]
Carpetright Carpets UK/Ireland like-for-like sales down 7.7
(CATVU.L) pct in 13 wks to Jan 29. [ID:nLDE70R0ZM]
Carphone Warehouse Mobile phones European like-for-like sales up 0.7 pct
(CPW.L) in 13 wks to Jan. 1. UK up 2.3 pct.
[ID:nLDE70G0S0]
Clinton Cards Greeting cards Like-for-like sales down 2.1 pct in 5 CLCA.L wks to Jan. 2. [ID:nLDE70506M]
Co-Operative Group Grocery Q4 like-for-like food sales down 3.2 pct [COOP.UL] [ID:nWLA2656]
Debenhams (DEB.L) Department stores Like-for-like sales including VAT up 0.3
pct in 19 wks to Jan. 8. [ID:nLDE7060ZM]
Dixons Retail Electricals Like-for-like sales down 2 percent in 12 (DXNS.L) weeks to Jan 8. [ID:nLDE70B1H0] Dunelm (DNLM.L) Homewares Like-for-like sales down 1.2 pct in 26
wks to Jan. 1. [ID:nLDE7091KX]
Flying Brands Mail order Like-for-like sales down 14 pct in 3
(FBD_u.L) months to Dec. 31. [ID:nSGE70D05N]
Game Group GMG.L Computer games Like-for-like sales down 2.1 pct in 5
wks to Jan. 8. [ID:nLDE70C07Q]
Games Workshop Hobbies Sales down 4 pct in H1 to Nov. 28.
(GAW.L) [ID:nLDE70408P]
Greggs (GRG.L) Baker Like-for-like sales up 0.6 pxct in 5 wks
to Jan 8. [ID:nLDE70A1BG]
Halfords (HFD.L) Car parts, bicycles Like-for-like retail sales down 6.6 pct
in 13 wks to Dec. 31. [ID:nLDE70B1WN]
[ID:nWLA2677]
HMV Group (HMV.L) Music, books, DVDs UK/Ireland like-for-like sales down 13.6
pct in 5 wks to Jan. 1. [ID:nLDE704070]
Home Retail Household goods Like-for-like sales down 4.9 pct at
(HOME.L) Argos, down 1.2 pct at Homebase in 18
wks to Jan. 1. [ID:nLDE70B1AH]
House of Fraser Department stores Like-for-like sales up 8.5 pct in 5 wks
to Jan. 8. [ID:nLDE7090M8]
Howden Joinery Home Sales up 6.1 pct in Oct. 4-Dec. 25
(HWDN.L) period. [ID:nLDE70A07T]
Ideal Shopping TV, internet H2 adjusted sales up 13.9 pct. Direct IDLS.L shopping [ID:nWLA2807]
J Sainsbury Grocery Like-for-like sales up 3.6 pct ex-fuel,
(SBRY.L) inc VAT in 14 wks to Jan. 8.
[ID:nLDE70A18T] Jacques Vert Clothing Like-for-like sales up 1.9 pct in 11 JQV.L wks since Oct. 23. [ID:nSGE70CB35]
JD Sports Fashion Clothing, footwear Like-for-like sales up 2.5 pct in 5 wks
(JD.L) to Jan. 1. [ID:nLDE70606J]
John Lewis [JLP.UL] Department stores Like-for-like sales up 7.6 pct in 5 wks
to Jan. 1. [ID:nWLA2129]
Kesa (KESA.L) Electricals Like-for-like sales down 4 pct from Nov.
1 to Jan. 18. UK down 7.3 pct; France
down 1.8 pct. [ID:nLDE70I072]
Majestic Wine Wine and beer Like-for-like UK sales up 3.7 pct in 9
(MJW.L) wks to Jan. 3. [ID:nWLA2175]
Marks & Spencer Clothing, food UK like-for-like sales up 2.8 pct in 13
(MKS.L) wks Jan. 1. [ID:nLDE70919U]
Matalan Clothing, homewares Like-for-like sales down 4.5 pct in 19
wks to Jan. 8. [ID:nWLA3606]
Mothercare (MTC.L) Mother and baby Like-for-Like UK sales down 5.8 pct in
goods 12 weeks to Jan. 1. [ID:nLDE70506D]
Mulberry (MUL.L) Luxury Own-store sales up 66 pct in six wks to
Jan. 15. [ID:nLDE70K082]
N Brown (BWNG.L) Home shopping Like-for-like sales ex-Figleaves up 1.2
pct in 19 wks to Jan. 8. [ID:nWLA2511]
New Look Clothing UK like-for-like sales down 9.1 pct in
15 wks to Jan. 8. [ID:nWLA2646]
Next (NXT.L) Clothing Like-for-like sales down 6.1 pct from
Aug. 1 to Dec. 24. [ID:nLDE7030PA]
[ID:nWLA2125]
Ocado (OCDO.L) Online grocery Gross sales up 26.7 pct in four weeks to
Dec. 26. [ID:nLDE7080BZ] [ID:nWLA2366]
Shop Direct Online, home Sales up 5 pct excluding VAT.
shopping [ID:nWLA2354]
SuperGroup (SGP.L) Clothing Sales up 90 pct in 9 wks to Jan. 2.
[ID:nLDE70A111] [ID:nWLA2558]
Ted Baker (TED.L) Clothing Retail sales up 7.6 pct from Nov. 14 to
Jan. 8. [ID:nLDE70C1H8] [ID:nWLA2795]
Tesco (TSCO.L) Grocery Group sales up 6.2 pct ex-fuel, at
constant FX rates in 6 wks to Jan 8. UK
like-for-like sales up 0.6 pct ex-fuel,
inc-VAT. [ID:nLDE70B1E4]
Theo Fennell Jewellery Like-for-like sales down 7 pct in Dec.
(TFL.L) [ID:nWLA2217]
Thorntons (THT.L) Chocolate Like-for-like own store sales down 5.9
pct in 14 wks to Jan. 8. [ID:nWLA2639]
Topps Tiles (TPT.L) Home Like-for-like sales up 2.2 pct in first
13 wks of financial year. [ID:nWLA2432]
Waitrose [JLP.UL] Grocery Like-for-like sales up 5.4 pct in first
23 days of Dec. [ID:nLDE7041NA]
WH Smith (SMWH.L) Newspaper, books, Like-for-like high street sales down 7
stationery pct in 8 wks to Jan. 22. [ID:nLDE70P063]
Wm Morrison (MRW.L) Grocery Like-for-like sales up 1 pct ex-fuel/ex
VAT in 6 wks to Jan. 2. [ID:nLDE7080B4] (Compiled by Mark Potter and James Davey)
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