All City & finance articles – Page 224
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NewsMorrisons profits jump as turnaround builds momentum
Morrisons has registered its first full year of profit and like-for-like sales growth since 2012 as the grocer’s turnaround plan gains momentum.
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OpinionOpinion: The changing face of retail leadership
As UK retail faces uncertain times, with the sterling devaluation beginning to effect buying calendars and limited growth outside online, what leadership will bring success?
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Sports Direct, Tesco and more
Retail news round-up: Sports Direct in financial loss, Tesco Ireland halts Aldi's expansion, Style Group Brands may be put up for sale, and high street reports drop in footfall
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NewsShoe Zone resoles board with new finance chief
Shoe Zone has appointed finance director Jonathan Fearn to its board as chief financial officer.
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NewsFat Face sales rise but weak pound hurts profits
Fat Face has renegotiated its debt terms to offer the business more “material headroom” after the weak pound dented the retailer’s full-year profits.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Arcadia, Sainsbury's and more
Retail news round-up: Philip Green doubles Arcadia's pension contribution, Sainsbury's to axe staff numbers and Morrisons to report increase in pre-tax profits
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NewsGear4music sales soar, driven by European expansion
Gear4music full-year sales hit a high note as the specialist online retailer aggressively expanded its distribution network.
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AnalysisAgenda: #RWL17, John Lewis, Morrisons and The Budget
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days, with full-year results from John Lewis and Morrisons, The Budget and Retail Week Live all on the agenda.
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NewsToday in retail: Mike Ashley – retail’s agent provocateur
Sport Direct founder Mike Ashley is renowned for his provocative behaviour – but the retail mogul caught the sector’s attention today for a different reason.
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AnalysisAnalysis: What's Mike Ashley’s Agent Provocateur plan?
Mike Ashley may be best known as the founder of Sports Direct and owner of Newcastle United but he has his fingers in many more pies.
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OpinionAshley should focus on Sports Direct, not sexy knickers
First there was Leicester City and the Premier League title. Then there was Donald Trump and the Whitehouse.
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NewsTravis Perkins warns on housing market slowdown
Travis Perkins profits plunged 60% in 2016 as it warns that an impending housing slowdown could hit big ticket purchases.
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NewsMike Ashley completes swoop for Agent Provocateur
Sports Direct founder Mike Ashley has completed his acquisition of Agent Provocateur, Retail Week understands.
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NewsYoox Net-a-Porter reveals soaring profits and sales
Yoox Net-a-Porter has revealed rocketing full-year profits and sales, with boss Federico Marchetti hailing the retailer’s “superiority”.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Why retailers shouldn’t ignore the silver pound
The latest Family Spending report confirmed one of the most important trends to hit retailers in the past decade: a spending shift to the over-50s.
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OpinionOpinion: Why Morrisons is firmly back in fashion
It would have been almost unthinkable to say so a year ago, but Morrisons is not only back in fashion, but setting trends in UK grocery.
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OpinionBHS deal goes some way to restore Green’s reputation
For the best part of a year, Sir Philip Green has been a near-exile from his own stores.
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NewsMySale breaks into the black as half-year sales jump
Discount fashion website MySale has broken into the black as sales jumped 19% to AUS$127m in the six months to December 31, 2016.
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NewsZalando profits and sales rocket amid expansion
German fashion etailer Zalando has doubled its profits and sent sales soaring in its full year to December 31, 2016.
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OpinionOpinion: Don't hoodwink shoppers over price hikes
Food prices are rising, according to the BRC. Retailers need to treat shoppers like adults and tell them so.