All City & finance articles – Page 185
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OpinionJohn Lewis’ profit challenge applies across retail
John Lewis’ results showed that today in retail you need to run to have the slightest hope of even standing still, never mind advancing.
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OpinionOpinion: Will profits ever matter for online retailers?
Today’s results from Eve Sleep make positive reading, as long as you are content to see widening losses.
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NewsMaplin head office staff axed by administrators
The administrators of electricals retailer Maplin have made redundancies at its headquarters.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Will 2018 be the year of the CVA?
“2018 will be the year of the CVA.” It is a stark warning, but one that is being issued by numerous industry observers bracing themselves for further turbulence on the high street.
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NewsAgenda: Morrisons, French Connection and Eve Sleep
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days, with updates from Morrisons, French Connection and Eve Sleep on the agenda.
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NewsConviviality warns on profits after forecasting error
Conviviality has issued a profit warning after uncovering “a material error” in its financial forecasts.
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VideoWatch: Missguided's Wall on looking beyond conversion
Missguided’s chief digital officer Jonathan Wall on conversion as a KPI and why product availability is guiding the fashion retailer’s approach to visual search.
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NewsJohn Lewis profits tank as bonus lowest since 1954
John Lewis Partnership’s full-year profits plummeted as its department store was hit by restructuring costs due to redundancies.
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NewsNew Look primed for CVA after crunch bondholder talks
New Look is poised to launch a company voluntary arrangement (CVA) within days following the result of a crunch bondholder consultation, Retail Week has learned.
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NewsHouse of Fraser’s owner to sell off stake
House of Fraser’s owner is planning to dispose of its majority stake in the troubled chain, selling it to a Chinese tourism development company.
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OpinionDon’t underestimate Morrisons in fight with Tesco-Booker
The sheer scale of the challenge facing Tesco’s grocery rivals was hammered home this morning following its acquisition of retail and wholesale titan Booker.
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OpinionBankruptcy bug is starting to look like an epidemic
The phrase ‘dropping like flies’ has been often on my lips as we witness one retail collapse after another and watch others staggering into intensive care.
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NewsEx-Tesco execs face retrial over accounting scandal
Three former Tesco executives are facing a retrial in relation to the grocer’s £250m accounting scandal.
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NewsMothercare seeks covenant waivers and finance
Mothercare is seeking waivers of some of its financial covenants and looking at ways of raising further cash as it attempts a turnaround.
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NewsSports Direct increases stake in Debenhams
Sports Direct has increased its stake in Debenhams to just below the threshold that would trigger a formal takeover bid.
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NewsToys R Us launches closing down Sale following collapse
Toys R Us has launched a nationwide closing down Sale following its collapse into administration on Wednesday.
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NewsMaplin administrators draft in GCW to aid sale efforts
Maplin’s administrators have drafted in commercial property experts GCW to advise on the collapsed retailer’s portfolio as they ramp up efforts to secure a sale.
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NewsAgenda: John Lewis, Kantar, BRC KPMG, Retail Week Live
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days, with an update from John Lewis and Retail Week Live on the agenda.
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NewsNew Look plans 60% rent reductions under potential CVA
New Look is planning to slash rents by up to 60% under the terms of a potential company voluntary arrangement (CVA) being discussed with landlords.
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NewsCarpetright issues third profit warning in three months
Carpetright has warned on profits for the third time in as many months as it kicks off talks with lenders to ensure compliance with its existing loans.