All Alexon articles – Page 4

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    News

    Bay Trading’s new owners acquire 45 stores

    2009-05-19T17:35:00Z

    The new owners of Bay Trading have acquired 45 standalone stores out of the 175-store portfolio.

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    News

    Up-for-sale Bay Trading close to finding buyer

    2009-05-15T07:00:00Z

    A sale of troubled young fashion retailer Bay Trading was imminent as Retail Week went to press. Heads of terms on a deal had been signed, a source close to the situation said.

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    News

    Bay Trading in administration

    2009-04-24T08:10:00Z

    Alexon has placed its Bay Trading fascia into administration following losses reported earlier this week and the withdrawal of credit insurance.

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    News

    Alexon considers cutting loose ailing Bay Trading

    2009-04-24T00:00:00Z

    Fashion group Alexon is considering selling Bay Trading as a “back-up plan” after the young-fashion brand’s performance dragged down full-year group pre-tax profits.

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    Opinion

    Alexon's war of attrition

    2009-04-23T13:09:00Z

    Beleaguered Alexon has a fight on its hands if it is to survive in tact this year, after it revealed a dire full-year performance.The retailer’s plunge in to the red was largely due to the performance of its young-fashion brand Bay Trading, where £7m-plus losses dragged down the rest of ...

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    News

    Alexon profits dive as Bay Trading suffers tough competition

    2009-04-22T08:42:00Z

    Fashion group Alexon has revealed that pre-tax profits before exceptionals plummeted to £3.5m in its full year to January 31, from £16.4m the year before.After exceptionals of pre-tax losses were £27.7m, down from a £12m profit in 2008.Turnover fell 4.5 per cent to £250.3m with like for like sales down ...

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    News

    Alexon rejects approach to acquire business

    2009-04-21T08:42:00Z

    Fashion group Alexon has rejected an unsolicited approach from an unnamed third party wanting to acquire the retailer.

  • News

    Alexon profit forecasts ahead of management expectations

    2009-01-07T08:36:25Z

    Fashion group Alexon has said that it expects full-year operating profit to exceed management expectations after a robust performance in December.

  • News

    Alexon sales tumble

    2008-11-24T09:16:00Z

    Alexon has revealed that sales slumped below expectations in the 17 weeks to November.

  • News

    Alexon turns screws on suppliers

    2008-11-12T08:57:17Z

    Alexon has turned the screws on its suppliers in the run-up to the challenging Christmas period.

  • News

    Alexon profits slump

    2008-09-24T08:14:00Z

    Alexon has unveiled a lacklustre set of interim results after “a challenging trading period”.

  • News

    New Alexon chief to start this month

    2008-06-05T09:12:42Z

    Fashion group Alexon has revealed that new chief executive Jane McNally will join the retailer on June 16. Outgoing chief executive John Osborn will retire on August 29.

  • News

    Alexon chief to retire

    2008-04-14T14:03:12Z

    Fashion group Alexon has announced that chief executive John Osborn will retire from the retailer later this year.

  • News

    Stocks outperform market again as results season’s stars emerge

    2008-04-03T10:30:13Z

    A raft of results and updates brought mixed news, but retailers’ stocks rose once again during the week and outperformed the market.

  • News

    Alexon profits rise as sales fall

    2008-03-31T08:21:23Z

    Fashion group Alexon increased its operating profit before exceptionals to 10.5 million in the year to January 26, 2008, from 9.9 million the previous year.

  • Opinion

    Kinnaird must put his best foot forward

    2008-02-07T12:12:19Z

    Retail entrepreneur John Kinnaird, whose shoe chain Dolcis went into administration last month, made a bold comeback this week with the acquisition of struggling clothing chain Style Menswear for a token sum of £1.

  • News

    Alexon profit buoyed by post-Christmas trade

    2008-01-08T09:14:53Z

    Alexon revealed that post-Christmas trading lifted performance and that profits for the 52 weeks to January 26 are expected to be no lower than 12.5 million.

  • News

    Dolcis revamps store systems under new owner

    2007-09-26T13:25:49.583Z

    Dolcis has begun a roll-out of a new store system as part of the IT overhaul taking place to separate it from previous owner Alexon Group.