All City & finance articles – Page 248
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NewsSports Direct begins £90m share buyback and plans more
Sports Direct has begun the process of buying back nearly £90m worth of its own shares, and has plans to purchase more in the future.
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NewsBonmarché blames like-for-like sales slump on bad weather
Bonmarché reported drops in like-for-like and overall sales, which the fashion retailer attributed to poor weather impacting summer trading.
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NewsOpinion: Next's slowdown reflects wider fashion challenges
In a world where Next is finding trading tough, you have to feel for the rest of the apparel market in what has been a challenging year so far.
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NewsArgos owner Home Retail's shareholders vote in favour of Sainsbury's acquisition
Argos owner Home Retail Group’s shareholders have unanimously voted in favour of the proposed £1.4bn acquisition by Sainsbury’s.
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NewsMcColl’s half-year profits rise but like-for-likes dip
McColl’s has reported an increase in pre-tax profits in the six months to the end of May, although like-for-likes fell during the period.
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NewsMajestic Wine employees set to receive potential windfall of over £7m
Majestic Wine chief executive Rowan Gormley has handed his shares bonus to his employees, refusing to accept the shares as part of a long-term incentive plan.
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OpinionOpinion: Sir Philip should act fast to restore his reputation
“We don’t doubt that Sir Philip had some affection for BHS – to an extent it created him. Now it could also bring him down.”
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NewsHobbs earnings surge as international sales surpass expectations
Hobbs reported a jump in its full-year earnings and is mulling plans to accelerate its US expansion due to sales “outperforming expectations”.
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NewsBHS to vanish from high streets next month as remaining stores close
BHS will disappear from the British high street next month as administrators shutter the collapsed department store chain’s remaining shops.
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NewsAnalysis: What the MPs' report on BHS' demise means for retail
Tycoon Sir Philip Green has been savaged by MPs for his role in the collapse of department store chain BHS earlier this year.
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NewsSainsbury's £1.4bn acquisition of Argos approved by competition watchdog
Sainsbury’s £1.4bn acquisition of Argos owner Home Retail Group has moved a step closer after being approved by the competition authorities.
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NewsBHS: Administrators to close 30 more stores, putting 700 jobs at risk
BHS’s administrators will shutter another 30 of the collapsed retailer’s stores by the end of July, leaving hundreds of jobs in the balance.
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NewsAgenda: Updates from Apple, McColl's and the latest consumer confidence data
Retail Week looks to the next seven days with updates from Apple and McColl’s, plus the latest consumer confidence data all on the agenda.
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NewsMPs to 'hold Ashley's feet to the fire' over working practices
Sports Direct tycoon Mike Ashley has been condemned by MPs over working practices at the retailer.
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NewsWhite Stuff profits are down but online and wholesale soar
White Stuff has reported a fall in full-year profit due to one-off costs amid soaring sales in its online and wholesale divisions.
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NewsAo.com posts first-quarter sales rise driven by European growth
Ao.com’s first-quarter UK and European sales rose as the etailer’s full-year forecasts remain unchanged despite “economic uncertainty”.
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NewsStore Twenty One expected to shut nearly 80 stores as CVA approved
Store Twenty One’s creditors have approved a company voluntary arrangement (CVA) that will result in nearly 80 store closures, it is believed.
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NewsMy Local administrators sell 26 stores, saving 372 jobs
The administrators for My Local have sold 26 of the collapsed convenience store chain’s former stores, safeguarding 372 jobs.
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OpinionOpinion: Co-op provides McColl's with convenient option to expand
It may have seemed like a big deal, but for many the move by McColl’s to snap up 298 of Co-op Food’s smaller stores did not come as a surprise.
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NewsFnac’s acquisition of Darty cleared by French competition authorities
Fnac’s takeover of electricals retailer Darty has been cleared by the French Competition Authority, subject to a store sell-off of six shops.