Reading between the lines of Christmas trading results 2023–24
"December’s Christmas trading results give insight into how different sectors are performing in the current economic climate"
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"December’s Christmas trading results give insight into how different sectors are performing in the current economic climate"
"Retail investment activity remains relatively resilient and accounts for 17% of total European investment volumes, its largest share since 2016"
"Rising food inflation has driven sales growth but is offset by a fall in volumes in the UK grocery market; however, with headwinds beginning to ease, investment demand has begun to see a resurgence in 2023"
"UK retail yields start to rise in the face of economic concerns"
"Ongoing headwinds dampen consumer confidence"
"The grocery sector is undoubtedly at a crunch point between supply issues and rising prices; however, this will continue to drive the strong discounter portfolio growth that has been prevalent in recent years"
"A strong year end ahead"
"Consumer confidence remains suppressed; however, the grocery sector shows strong resilience. The key question remains, how to predict consumer behaviour in the new normal"
"With a significant pandemic-related uptick in grocery spending, strong annual portfolio growth is set to continue, particularly from the value-orientated brands"
"With significant pandemic-related improvements in trading results across all major foodstore operators, there has been little shift in their market share positions nationally"