All City & finance articles – Page 212
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News
Moss Bros beats tough fashion market as sales rise
Moss Bros, the menswear specialist, has posted a rise in sales and is confident of meeting City earnings expectations despite uncertain retail conditions.
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Sports Direct increases stakes in US businesses
Sports Direct has upped its investments in Umbro-owner Iconix Brand Group and retailer Finish Line.
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Analysis
Agenda: B&M, Dixons, Halfords, Kingfisher and M&S update
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days, including updates from B&M, Dixons, Halfords, Kingfisher and M&S.
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Booker's Wilson: Our retailers support Tesco merger
Booker boss Charles Wilson has insisted Premier, Londis and Budgens retailers are supportive of the group’s proposed merger with Tesco.
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Analysis
In numbers: Why Tesco is counting on Booker
As Tesco presses ahead with the £3.7bn acquisition of Booker, the food wholesaler’s full-year results this morning revealed what the grocer is paying for.
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Asda suffers further sales decline but hails 'momentum'
Asda has suffered its 11th consecutive quarter of falling sales but bosses hailed continued “improvement” in performance.
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Mothercare boss: 'This is a watershed moment for us'
Mothercare boss Mark Newton-Jones has hailed the past year a “watershed moment” for the nursery specialist.
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Burberry profits slip amid 'year of transition'
Burberry’s pre-tax profits slipped after what the luxury fashion business dubbed “a year of transition”.
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JD Sports gets green light for Go Outdoors takeover
JD Sports’ £112m acquisition of Go Outdoors has been given the green light by the competition watchdog.
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Mothercare profits fall as core UK arm narrows losses
Mothercare has suffered a fall in full-year profits but hailed the performance of its core UK business during its second half.
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Booker profits jump as Tesco merger progresses
Booker has posted a jump in full-year earnings despite suffering a dip in sales to retailers.
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Opinion
Dixons’ update should show retail revolution in action
Electricals giant Dixons Carphone is expected to deliver another commendable set of results when it updates the market next week.
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News
Breakfast briefing: Retail Acquisitions, The Hut Group and more
Retail news round-up: Retail Aquisitions declared inslovent, and The Hut Group in talks to buy UK2 and Spar records surge in sales.
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Today in retail: Buyers wake up to Dream acquisition
Dreams has drawn interest from Chinese buyers in the first round of bids for the business, which was put up for sale in January.
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Sports Direct staff agency Transline nears rescue deal
Transline, the employment agency embroiled in Sports Direct’s warehouse scandal, is approaching a rescue deal with Assist Resourcing.
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Dreams bidders bed in on £400m takeover deal
Dreams has piqued the interest of rival Chinese mattress-makers and UK giant Silent Night in the first round of bids for the business.
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Breakfast briefing: Dreams, Net-a-Porter and more
Retail news round-up: Dreams £400m takeover on the cards, Net-a-Porter appoints new global buying director, and Amazon customers get refund without returning items.
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Analysis
Agenda: Asda, Mothercare update, Pennycook joins Fenwick
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days, with Asda’s and Mothercare’s latest quarterly updates and Richard Pennycook’s start date at Fenwick all on the agenda.
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Mothercare chief financial officer resigns
Mothercare finance boss and executive director Richard Smothers has given notice and will leave the specialist retailer next year.
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Supergroup full-year sales jump bolstered by weak pound
Supergroup posted a leap in its full-year like-for-like sales, a third of which the retailer said could be attributed to currency fluctuations.