All City & finance articles – Page 162
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Analysis: How Dunelm got its mojo back
After a profit warning in May last year, Dunelm has bounced back and earnings are predicted to beat expectations. Retail Week looks at how the business is getting back to form.
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Dunelm to beat forecasts after sales advance
Homewares specialist Dunelm generated a sales uplift of 9% in its second quarter, when stores and online both did well.
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Recipe box specialist Mindful Chef wins new investment
Specialist consumer business investor Piper has taken a £6m stake in recipe box subscription business Mindful Chef.
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Selfridges celebrates record Christmas trading
Selfridges has reported a record-breaking Christmas sales performance, helped by a programme of in-store events.
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Retail CVAs increase seven-fold in 2018
The number of large retailers launching company voluntary arrangements (CVAs) increased seven-fold last year, according to Deloitte.
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Agenda: Retailers update on Christmas trading
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days with festive figures from M&S, Tesco, John Lewis, Sainsbury’s and Morrisons all on the agenda.
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Who will be retail's winners and losers of 2019?
Who will thrive in 2019 and who will flounder? Retail experts share their tips for the year ahead.
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Dobbies Christmas sales bloom as shopper numbers rise
Dobbies has posted an increase in Christmas sales as the business cashed in on growing shopper numbers.
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Apple warns on profits, blames China sales slowdown
Apple has reduced its first-quarter sales forecast over the crucial Christmas trading period as boss Tim Cook said the business did not anticipate China’s “economic deceleration”.
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John Lewis sales rise in crucial Christmas fortnight
John Lewis & Partners has posted an increase in sales during the final two weeks of December, boosted by a “very strong” Christmas Eve performance.
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Iceland faces £21m bill from HMRC over Christmas club
Iceland has been accused by HM Revenue & Customs of breaking minimum wage rules over a staff Christmas savings scheme.
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Specialist etailer Mahabis plunges into administration
Mahabis, regarded as a rising star of online retail, has collapsed into administration.
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HMV collapse is ‘red flag’ on business rates, boss warns
HMV’s fall into administration throws into stark relief the urgent need for business rates reform, its boss has said.
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Analysis: Will Brexit chaos wipe out big ticket’s golden period?
Big-ticket retailers rely heavily on Boxing Day and the January Sales, but this year the spectre of Brexit looms large.