It may only be August, but as we have mentioned so many times before here on UTCT, it is never too early to prepare for the festive season! It seems High Street retailer Card Factory feel the same way as we do as we stumbled upon there festive offerings in store. On the 12th August, Card Factory in Dumfries were proudly displaying their Christmas Wrap & Cards much to the amusement of some and amazement of others. We took a sneaky picture of the display and the girl working there … [Read more...]
‘Christmas In The Wizarding World’ Announced For Festive Shopping
As if we weren't all Harry Potter obsessed already, it has been announced that there is set to be a collection of pop up stores featuring festive scenes which will bring Christmas and Harry Potter to life for their ever anticipating fans with 'Christmas In The Wizarding World'. In Autumn you can find Christmas In The Wizarding World in selected shopping centres. Each store will feature beautiful settings, which are certain to dazzle families of all ages. The scenes will be Christmas … [Read more...]
Start Your Christmas Shopping With Amazon Prime Day On July 11th
Amazon Prime day launches on July 11th with loads of different deals, so what better time to start your Christmas shopping and save money! Back for it's third year, Prime Day will launch Tuesday 11th July, with thousands of deals exclusively for Prime members. A brand new feature this year will see members enjoying 30 hours of deals starting from 6pm on Monday 10th July. Prime Day is the perfect opportunity to start your Christmas shopping and save money on lots of different … [Read more...]
Supermarkets Triumph For Christmas 2016!
It seems that the Supermarkets have done better than ever over Christmas 2016 as new figures released suggest growth for almost all! Sainsbury's reportedly made more than £1bn over the festive season, Morrisons reported they had their best Christmas in 7 years, Tesco's sales increased by 1,3% on previous years, but Aldi and Lidl saw far higher growth of 11.8 per cent and 7.5 per cent respectively. With so much growth, the question arises of just why they proved to be more now than in … [Read more...]
Christmas Comes To Liverpool One
As we all know, Christmas is fast approaching and whilst many of us aren't quite getting the Christmas Tree out just yet, it seems that some towns and locations are already getting into the festive spirit as our elves inform us that Liverpool One has adorned their center with seasonal decorations. According to the liverpool echo, the elves have been working solidly for a week to fill the shopping center full of Christmas cheer. Many would think the shopping center is simply feeling the … [Read more...]
Amazon Dash – The One Push Button For All Your Christmas Essentials
Make running out of your Christmas essentials the thing of the past as Amazon UK launches its one push Dash button for prime members. We've all encountered the doom and gloom feeling of forgetting or running out of those much needed Christmas essentials especially when unexpected guest's turn up and you don't have enough toilet roll however for Amazon prime member this will now be a thing of the past. Each Dash button (around 40 brands at present) including Play-Doh, Arial and Whiskas … [Read more...]
Christmas Shopping To Peak On Tuesday 29th November According To eBay UK
Will all of your festive gift shopping be done the week commencing Tuesday the 29th of November? According to eBay 2016 Christmas tracker it will be! "It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas In August" as eBay UK released its Christmas tracker which predicts this years peak shopping days, and according to statistics, the week commencing Tuesday the 29th November will be the peak day for buying baby, home, furniture, DIY, toys and games however if your looking to start purchasing fashion … [Read more...]
Mary Howard Christmas Fair moves to Newbury Racecourse
Searching for something a little different for a gift this Christmas? Then pop on over to the Mary Howard Christmas Fair which runs from the 8th - 11th November, 2016. This year's Mary Howard Christmas Fair will be held at Dubai Duty Free Grandstand, Newbury Racecourse,West Berkshire where 100 stall holders will tempt you with a range of antiques, food and drink and loads more items that are not readily available on the High Street. Mary Howard Christmas Fairs have been running for … [Read more...]
Start Your Christmas Shopping Early With Amazon Prime Day
Today is Amazon's Prime Day where the online giant puts up lots of products with reductions for it's Amazon Prime Member only - the perfect time to start your Christmas shopping. Prime Day is only one for 1 day and has lots of deals across the site, from £15 off the Fire TV Stick to Xbox Kinect Bundles making this the ideal time to start your Christmas shopping early. You can sign up to a 30-day Prime free trial and cancel at any time. Prime members can browse the offers here Will … [Read more...]
Christmas in July – What’s That All About?
With summer well underway and as the sun continues to shine (this has to be a record!) it seems strange that we should be talking about snow, cold and new Christmas releases. Christmas only comes round once a year and we all like to celebrate the occasion and give festively wrapped parcels to family, friends and neighbours, but back in July marketers around the UK will be planning their strategies for what is the biggest shopping time of the year. This is the time of year when a … [Read more...]