The Good Gift Guide
Shopping in the January Sales
Shoppers will spend £1.4 billion in the post-Christmas sales as stores cut prices to clear stocks after a sluggish December, researchers claim.
More than 11 million people are expected to join the battle for bargains, spending an average of £130 each, a survey of shoppers found.
The research, carried out for Travelodge, found that 76 per cent of adults will trawl the shops for up to five hours to find the perfect bargain. The top three purchases will be shoes, clothes and gadgets.
Retailers are hoping for a rush to the stores to make up for a slow week before Christmas when shops reported a three per cent fall in the number of shoppers compared with last year.
FootFall, the retail analysts, said that visitor numbers on Saturday were 15.4 per cent down on the previous Saturday, suggesting that more and more people were opting to do their Christmas shopping online.
A spokesman for the New West End Company, which represents London retailers on Bond Street, Oxford Street and Regent Street, remained optimistic, claiming that a record 500,000 shoppers had visited their stores on the Saturday and Sunday before Christmas.
"Retailers have been very pleased with how the sales have gone so far. The feeling is that trade will be very successful over the next few days and in the new year."
A record number of shops launched sales online yesterday in an attempt to attract customers away from their normal festive routines.
Comet, the electrical goods store, said it was expecting 100,000 Christmas Day customers to log on to its website in search of bargains.
Other stores that launched sales online yesterday included Dixons, Currys, PC World, The Link, Virgin Megastore and HMV.
Tesco said that record numbers of shoppers had bought presents and food over the internet this year.
More than a million customers had shopped at Tesco.com for gifts, food and alcohol in November and December.
At peak times, the website took 5,000 orders an hour as it benefited from the growing number of people shopping online.
Laura Wade-Gery, its chief executive, said: "More people have opted for a Christmas of convenience this year, and for Tesco.com that has meant, for the first time, one million customers have shopped with us online.
"We know how busy families are in the run up to Christmas, a factor which has encouraged more than 100,000 customers to do both food and Christmas present shopping with us."
Christmas has been and gone and shoppers everywhere are flocking to the shops to make the most of the great offers available in the January Sales. Online shops are no different to their high street counterparts and there are loads of great gifts available at amazing prices.
Don't forget that it is importatnt to spoil yourself every now and then so if you didn't get exactly what you wanted for Christmas then the January Sales are ideal to help pick you up.
So without further ado I bring you some of the best offers currently going in the January Sales 2006.
Between the 23rd December and 23rd January, The White Company are offering customers up to 50% off a fantastic selection of products from their winter range!
To celebrate Christmas HP are offering 10% off all products starting from Friday 23rd December up until Wednesday 3rd January!
Charles Tyrwhitt Shirts are offering an amazing 60% off of certain products in their January sales so if you need a new shirt for either men or women you'd be mad to miss out! The sale lasts until January 31st.
To celebrate New Year and the continued success of JohnLewis.com they are having their 'Biggest Ever Sale' online. Huge reductions are available across their vast range of products with up to 50% reductions on certain items.
The Boots January sale is now on with as much as 50% off of selected items. Buy now, whilst stocks last.
GAME's biggest ever sales see's over 300 titles reduced in price. If you're after video games or computer software then now is the time to get it!
More than 11 million people are expected to join the battle for bargains, spending an average of £130 each, a survey of shoppers found.
The research, carried out for Travelodge, found that 76 per cent of adults will trawl the shops for up to five hours to find the perfect bargain. The top three purchases will be shoes, clothes and gadgets.
Retailers are hoping for a rush to the stores to make up for a slow week before Christmas when shops reported a three per cent fall in the number of shoppers compared with last year.
FootFall, the retail analysts, said that visitor numbers on Saturday were 15.4 per cent down on the previous Saturday, suggesting that more and more people were opting to do their Christmas shopping online.
A spokesman for the New West End Company, which represents London retailers on Bond Street, Oxford Street and Regent Street, remained optimistic, claiming that a record 500,000 shoppers had visited their stores on the Saturday and Sunday before Christmas.
"Retailers have been very pleased with how the sales have gone so far. The feeling is that trade will be very successful over the next few days and in the new year."
A record number of shops launched sales online yesterday in an attempt to attract customers away from their normal festive routines.
Comet, the electrical goods store, said it was expecting 100,000 Christmas Day customers to log on to its website in search of bargains.
Other stores that launched sales online yesterday included Dixons, Currys, PC World, The Link, Virgin Megastore and HMV.
Tesco said that record numbers of shoppers had bought presents and food over the internet this year.
More than a million customers had shopped at Tesco.com for gifts, food and alcohol in November and December.
At peak times, the website took 5,000 orders an hour as it benefited from the growing number of people shopping online.
Laura Wade-Gery, its chief executive, said: "More people have opted for a Christmas of convenience this year, and for Tesco.com that has meant, for the first time, one million customers have shopped with us online.
"We know how busy families are in the run up to Christmas, a factor which has encouraged more than 100,000 customers to do both food and Christmas present shopping with us."
Bargains a plenty in the January Sales
Christmas has been and gone and shoppers everywhere are flocking to the shops to make the most of the great offers available in the January Sales. Online shops are no different to their high street counterparts and there are loads of great gifts available at amazing prices.
Gifts don't have to be for other people
Don't forget that it is importatnt to spoil yourself every now and then so if you didn't get exactly what you wanted for Christmas then the January Sales are ideal to help pick you up.
So without further ado I bring you some of the best offers currently going in the January Sales 2006.
The White Company
Between the 23rd December and 23rd January, The White Company are offering customers up to 50% off a fantastic selection of products from their winter range!
Hewlett Packard
To celebrate Christmas HP are offering 10% off all products starting from Friday 23rd December up until Wednesday 3rd January!
Charles Tyrwhitt Shirts
Charles Tyrwhitt Shirts are offering an amazing 60% off of certain products in their January sales so if you need a new shirt for either men or women you'd be mad to miss out! The sale lasts until January 31st.
John Lewis
To celebrate New Year and the continued success of JohnLewis.com they are having their 'Biggest Ever Sale' online. Huge reductions are available across their vast range of products with up to 50% reductions on certain items.
Boots
The Boots January sale is now on with as much as 50% off of selected items. Buy now, whilst stocks last.
Game
GAME's biggest ever sales see's over 300 titles reduced in price. If you're after video games or computer software then now is the time to get it!
Happy Shopping
Babs
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