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Sainsbury’s Tu Clothing<\/p>\n\n Published<\/b>
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January 9, 2026<\/p>\n
\n The Sainsbury\u2019s Q3 trading update on Friday came with news that its Tu clothing offer was \u201cstrong\u201d in a tough market. The weakness of the market was amply demonstrated by a number of retailers reporting sluggish discretionary sales for the season.<\/p>\n
Sainsbury’s Tu Clothing<\/p>\n
As for Sainsbury\u2019s it said that its overall approach in the 16 weeks to 3 January saw it making \u201csignificant Christmas market share gains\u201d.<\/p>\n
Its total sales excluding fuel rose 3.9% in the quarter and 3.3% in the six weeks to 3 January. But while grocery was up 5.4% and 5.1%, respectively, across those periods, General Merchandise and Clothing combined dipped 1.1% in Q3 and 1% in the six weeks. And the Argos<\/a> operation fell 1% for the quarter and 2.2% for the six weeks.<\/p>\n But Sainsbury\u2019s said that \u201cdespite softer demand and milder weather, Tu clothing achieved a strong performance within a weak market and delivered an exceptional performance in Christmas categories, including record sales of Christmas pyjamas. Our volume growth outperformed the clothing market by 10 percentage points, reflecting a step up in style and quality perceptions\u00a0and improved availability both in-store and online\u201d.<\/p>\n It didn\u2019t give a specific percentage for Tu, however, so we don\u2019t know whether its strength against a tough backdrop meant its sales rose, flatlined or even dipped.<\/p>\n