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Sainsbury’s clothing sales grow amid ongoing transformation

Supermarket giant Sainsbury’s has reported a growth in its clothing sales for the year ended 1 March 2025, as its ongoing Next Level transformation plan continues to roll out. The category’s sales, which includes that of its own brand Tu Clothing, rose 2.9 percent over the year, driven by a 12.3 percent uptick in the fourth quarter. The company...

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Sainsbury’s clothing sales improve by 2.2 percent

For the third quarter, total sales at Britain's supermarket group Sainsbury’s increased by 3.7 percent and sales over the Christmas period increased by 3.8 percent, while like-for-like sales increased by 2.8 percent. The company said in a release that while general merchandise and clothing sales were down 0.1 percent, clothing sales grew by 2.2...

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Sainsbury’s Tu partners with dancer Oti Mabuse

Tu Clothing from supermarket Sainsbury’s has partnered with broadcaster, author and world champion dancer Oti Mabuse, best known for her time as a professional dancer on BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing, to launch a collection of activewear and luxe loungewear for its Reaktiv brand. Mabuse’s debut collection launches today, January 3, and features 67...

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Sainsbury’s clothing sales grow in H1 driven by summer uptick

Supermarket giant Sainsbury’s has welcomed modest growth for its clothing brand Tu, despite general merchandise and clothing sales declining 1.5 percent in the first half of the current financial year. In the 28 weeks ended 14 September 2024, the retailer’s Tu Clothing range welcomed a 1.3 percent increase in sales, benefitting from a stronger...

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Sainsbury's posts 6.4 percent decline in clothing sales

In a preliminary results statement for the full year, J Sainsbury said group sales increased 3.4 percent to 36.3 billion pounds including retail sales increase of 6.8 percent, grocery sales growth of 9.4 percent, general merchandise sales increase of 1.2 percent and clothing sales decline of 6.4 percent. The company said in a release that Tu...

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Tu collaborates with Scion

Sainsbury’s clothing brand Tu has launched a collaboration with British lifestyle brand Scion, known for its mix of bold patterns and colours. The exclusive collection combines the Tu design team’s expertise with Scion’s iconic portfolio of prints to offer a new clothing range with a “playful energy”. The Tu x Scion range spans womenswear,...

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Sainsbury's Tu Clothing Christmas sales drop 6 percent

J Sainsbury reported third quarter clothing sales declined 1.7 percent and Christmas clothing sales were down 6 percent versus the same period last year. Sainsbury’s said Tu clothing regained some momentum in a market that remains highly promotional, partially reflecting unseasonably warm weather, particularly over Christmas. Partywear and...

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Tesco ups FY profit outlook, but Home and Clothing sales fall in H1

British supermarket giant Tesco has upped its full-year profit guidance after reporting a robust first half of the year, despite sales at its Home and Clothing division declining. The retailer reported a 8.9 percent increase in group revenue in the six months to August 26, reaching 30.7 billion pounds. That came as its profit surged to 929...

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Sainsbury’s launches menswear collaboration with Martin Kemp

Supermarket Sainsbury’s has launched its first-ever menswear collaboration with actor and musician Martin Kemp and its exclusively owned menswear brand Union Works. Kemp has worked closely with Sainsbury’s men’s clothing team and the Union Works designers and supplier partner, Poeticgem to create an exclusive edit of pieces that embodies his “...

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Sainsbury’s to launch third-party ‘fashion destination hubs’

Supermarket Sainsbury’s is launching new fashion destination spaces across nine of its stores that will offer a curated offering of complementary third-party brand partners alongside its Tu clothing ranges. The fashion hubs will feature seven third-party womenswear brands, including Sosandar, Finery, Simply Be, Little Mistress by Vogue Williams,...

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Sainsbury’s clothing sales decline in Q1

J Sainsbury plc reported first quarter like-for-like sales increase of 9.8 percent, while total retail sales were up 9.2 percent. While general merchandise sales rose 4 percent, with Argos sales up 5.1 percent, the company’s clothing sales were down 3.7 percent. The company said in a release that clothing sales were impacted by the cooler...

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Sainbury’s Tu clothing reports drop in full year sales

Sainsbury’s Tu clothing sales decreased by 3 percent to 1 billion pounds for the year ending March 4, 2023. The company said clothing sales growth was adversely impacted by a first quarter that annualised elevated sales the prior year when Covid-19 restrictions closed non-essential retail stores. Tu’s full-price sales now make up 80 percent of...