You may barely have packed away your Christmas decorations, but for retailers the final reckoning of the festive season is just getting into gear, with a string of major chains reporting on trading this week.
We will find out who enjoyed jingle tills and where the rancid turkeys lie as Marks & Spencer, Sainsbury’s, Tesco, Greggs and B&M all reveal their figures. Those retailers that kept news of poor trading under wraps last week, in hopes of a last-minute blast by January sales shoppers, may finally have to admit their failings in some unscheduled announcements.
