Start Licensing’s Ian Downes spies some spooky goings on at retail this week.

Christmas is well and truly on the way at retail, says Start Licensing’s Ian Downes.

Fans invited to choose which one of three designs goes into production.

Worst performance since November 2014, says new data from the BRC.

General merchandise, including clothing and gifting, performs well for grocer.

Video games retailer also has number of ‘profit boosting’ projects in the pipeline.

Both domestic and international sales rise for toy specialist during period.

December numbers are the worst since 2008, says new BDO report.

Value retailer says Christmas sales were dampened by decreased footfall.