Factbox - How Britain's retailers fared over Christmas

(Reuters) - British retailers are giving updates on Christmas trading, by far their busiest period stretching from "Black Friday" on Nov. 25 to clearance sales in early January.

Following are highlights:

Reported on Jan. 20:

BONMARCHE (BONB.L)

British women’s clothing retailer Bonmarche said its sales for the 13 weeks to Dec. 24 increased by 3.3 percent. Third-quarter like-for-like sales including stores and online performance rose by 0.5 percent.

Jan. 19:

N BROWN GROUP (BWNG.L)

Plus-size fashion retailer N Brown Group posted a 4.1 percent rise in revenue for the 18 weeks to Dec. 31. Revenue from its JD Williams, Simply Be and Jacamo brands rose 10 percent.

HALFORDS (HFD.L)

Bicycles to car parts retailer Halfords reported a 7.0 percent rise in like-for-like sales over Christmas, beating market expectations.

PETS AT HOME (PETSP.L)

British retailer of pet food and services posted a 4.4 percent rise in group revenue in the 12 weeks to Jan. 5, with a 0.5 percent decline in like-for-like merchandise sales.

Jan. 18:

BURBERRY (BRBY.L)

British luxury brand Burberry said exceptional demand from tourists and local shoppers in London for its bags and fashions over Christmas helped it to report a better-than-expected 3 percent rise in quarterly sales. Comparable sales in its home market, which make up about 10 percent of its total, rose by 40 percent in the three months to the end of December.

CO-OP (42TE.L)

Britain's Co-operative Group, the mutually-owned supermarkets to funeral services group, enjoyed strong trading in the final quarter of 2016, hailing the positive impact of a new membership scheme. Underlying sales in its core convenience supermarket estate increased 4 percent year-on-year from Sept. 21 to Dec. 31, with total Co-op food like-for-like sales up 3.4 percent.

Jan. 17:

GREGGS (GRG.L)

The British baker and food-on-the-go retailer forecast 2016 profit slightly ahead of expectations after reporting a 6.4 percent rise in underlying sales in its Christmas quarter. However, the firm cautioned that industry-wide cost pressures would dent its margins in the short term.

HOTEL CHOCOLAT (HOTC.L)

British chocolatier and retailer Hotel Chocolat said its total revenue for the period of 13 weeks ended Dec. 25 increased 16.2 percent compared to prior year. Retail growth was driven by increases in footfall and items per basket, with customers choosing to buy more higher-priced gifts.

Jan. 12:

TESCO (TSCO.L)

Britain's biggest retailer Tesco reported a 0.7 percent rise in underlying Christmas sales in its home market, capping a year of recovery with a solid performance.

MARKS & SPENCER (MKS.L)

Marks & Spencer soundly beat forecasts for Christmas trading as it reported its first quarterly rise in underlying clothing and homeware sales in nearly two years. Clothing & Home like-for-like sales rose 2.3 percent in the 13 weeks to Dec. 31, beating a market forecast of a 0.2 percent rise. Food was up 0.6 percent, also ahead of forecasts.

ASSOCIATED BRITISH FOODS (ABF.L)

Associated British Foods said total sales at its Primark discount fashion store chain rose 11 percent in the 16 weeks to Jan. 7 at constant currency rates, driven by increased selling space.

ASOS (ASOS.L)

British online fashion retailer Asos expects sales to rise by nearly a third this year following Christmas demand. International sales increased by 52 percent in the four months to the end of December, with sales in its home market up by 18 percent.

DEBENHAMS (DEB.L)

Debenhams, Britain's No.2 department store chain, posted a 5 percent rise in like-for-like sales in its seven-week Christmas period, buoyed by a plan to sell more beauty and gift products rather than clothing.

JOHN LEWIS [JLP.UL]

Britain's biggest department store John Lewis said it needed to invest heavily in its online business this year after 40 percent of total sales came via the internet over Christmas. It posted underlying sales up 2.7 over the six weeks to Dec. 31, with online sales up 11.8 percent and shop sales up 0.8 percent. Waitrose like-for-like sales rose 2.8 percent.

AO WORLD (AO.L)

British online electricals retailer AO World posted a 12.3 pct rise in third-quarter group revenue, with AO.Com revenue growing 10.3 pct year on year and overall UK revenue up 8.9 pct.

MOTHERCARE (MTC.L)

Baby goods retailer Mothercare said third-quarter sales in the UK returned to growth helped by a rise in online orders, which now represent about 40 percent of its total UK sales. Total sales in the UK for the 13 weeks to Jan. 7 rose 0.6 percent with online sales rising 5.5 percent.

DUNELM (DNLM.L)

British homewares retailer Dunelm Group said its like-for-like sales for the second quarter improved 0.2 percent on improved sales of seasonal items and higher online sales. Total revenue for the quarter rose 6.6 percent, including its recent acquisition of Worldstores.

SUPERGROUP (SGP.L)

SuperGroup, the British company behind the Superdry fashion brand, posted a 31.1 percent rise in revenues in the first six months of its fiscal year, with like-for-like retail sales up 12.8 percent.

BOOKER (BOK.L)

Cash & carry wholesaler Booker posted a 2.9 percent rise in total sales in the third quarter. Like-for-likes were up 3.2 percent

MOSS BROS (MOSB.L)

Moss Bros posted a 6.1 percent increase in like for like sales for for 23 weeks to Jan. 7. Total sales were 7.6 pct ahead of last year.

Jan. 11:

SAINSBURY'S (SBRY.L)

Britain's No. 2 supermarket beat forecasts for Christmas trading in its core business and was upbeat on prospects for its newly acquired Argos general merchandise division after that also surpassed expectations. Sales at its grocery stores open over a year rose 0.1 percent, excluding fuel, in the 15 weeks to Jan. 7, the third quarter of its financial year. Argos sales rose 4 percent.

LIDL UK [LIDUK.UL]

The British arm of the German discount supermarket said it enjoyed its most successful Christmas trading period ever, with sales on a year-on-year basis up 10 percent in December.

TED BAKER (TED.L)

The fashion retailer reported a surge in sales over Christmas, boosting its shares by as much as 5 percent. It reported a 17.9 percent rise in retail sales for the eight weeks to Jan. 7. Online sales rose by 35 percent.

HOUSE OF FRASER

The British department store reported a 2.7 percent rise in underlying sales over Christmas, helped by record trading in the last two weeks of December. It said Black Friday sales rose 2.7 percent compared with last year, with online business accounting for around 41 percent of total sales across the six day period.

Jan. 10:

MORRISONS (MRW.L)

Britain's No. 4 supermarket raised its profit forecast after enjoying its strongest sales growth in seven years over Christmas. Like-for-like sales rose 2.9 percent in the nine weeks to Jan. 1. The firm guided to a 2016-17 pretax profit of 330 million to 340 million pounds ($400 million-$415 million), beating the analysts' consensus of 326 million pounds.

BOOHOO (BOOH.L)

The online fashion retailer raised its annual sales guidance after strong demand in the United States and on robust trading from Black Friday promotions, issuing the latest in a string of upgrades over the last six months. The firm, which designs, sources and sells own-brand clothing, now expects revenue growth for the 12 months ended Feb. 28 to be between 43 and 45 percent.

MAJESTIC WINE (WINEW.L)

The wine seller's sales in the Christmas period rose 15.3 percent, aided by a strong performance in its retail and Naked Wine businesses. Comparable sales in its retail business grew by 7.5 percent and sales at Naked Wine rose nearly 30 percent. It said it was on track to deliver full-year results in line with market expectations.

Jan. 9:

ALDI UK [ALDIEI.UL]

The German-owned discount supermarket saw sales at its British business rise over 15 percent in December compared to the same month in 2015, boosted by strong demand for its higher end products and low-priced seasonal vegetables.

Jan. 4:

NEXT (NXT.L)

The clothing retailer said it was disappointed after full price sales fell 0.4 percent in the 54 days to Dec. 24. It highlighted "exceptional" levels of uncertainty in the sector, cut its profit forecast for the current financial year and warned of a further decline in 2017-18. Its shares dived 13 percent.

B&M EUROPEAN VALUE RETAIL (BMEB.L)

The discounter, which sells products ranging from toys to soft furnishings, reported a record Christmas with total group sales up 20.5 percent in its third quarter and UK like-for-like revenue up 7.2 percent. B&M said it was confident it would meet market expectations for core earnings in the financial year to March 2017.

(Compiled by James Davey and Sylwia Lasek; editing by Keith Weir and Jason Neely)