All City & finance articles – Page 296
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News
Breakfast Briefing: Retail News on BHS, Fat Face and more
Retail news round-up on June 18, 2015: BHS’ flagship store up for review, Fat Face set to make US debut and Scottish retail sales
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News
JD Sports Fashion boosted by Europe sales, but raises fears over margins
JD Sports Fashion has made a “strong” start to its financial year, boosted by rising sales in Europe, the retailer has reported.
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Opinion
Comment: Bonmarché dresses to impress, whatever the weather
While many of their customers are still looking forward to summer getaways, retailers’ thoughts are focused on the back-end of the year.
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News
H&M sales beat forecasts in May as second-quarter revenues rise 21%
Swedish fashion giant H&M has posted a bigger-than-expected jump in sales for May, driven by a weak krone against other currencies.
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News
Gap swings axe on North American stores and headquarters staff
Fashion giant Gap is to shut 175 stores in its core North American market and axe 250 head office jobs in a bid to improve performance.
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Wilko suffers profits slide as it loses out to value rivals
Variety store group Wilko has become the latest to feel the heat from the rise of rival value specialists and has posted a plunge in profits.
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News
Breakfast briefing: Retail news on Tesco, Gap, Paperchase and more
Retail news round-up on June 16, 2015: Orion eyes Tesco’s Homeplus; Gap reveals store closure plans; Paperchase rolls out loyalty scheme and more
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Video
Watch: The state of the business rates review in 60 seconds
Get up to speed with the growing concerns over the Government’s business rates review, the progress made so far and what should happen next
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News
Majestic Wine boss Gormley vows to 'win' against cut-price grocery rivals
New Majestic Wine boss Rowan Gormley has insisted “the only way is up” for the retailer - and has vowed to fight his grocery rivals head-on.
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News
Majestic Wine full-year profits fall: What the analysts say
Majestic Wine has reported a 22.5% slump in pre-tax profits as its boss sets about turning around the retailer. Here is what the analysts say.
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News
Saks Fifth Avenue may launch in Europe as Hudson’s Bay buys Galeria Kaufhof
Hudson’s Bay Company, owner of Saks Fifth Avenue, is to buy German department store business Galeria Kaufhof from Metro Group.
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Irish department store Clerys shuts after 162 years following sell-off
Irish department store Clerys was shut suddenly on Friday shortly after being bought by a team led by Irish investor Deirdre Foley’s D2 Private.
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News
Net-a-Porter swings to £11m profit following record sales figures
Online fashion retailer Net-a-Porter has reported its first profit for five years, months after merging with Italian etailer Yoox.
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News
Majestic Wine profits drop 22.5% as new boss reveals priorities
Majestic Wine’s pre-tax profit fell 22.5% to £18.4m, but new chief executive Rowan Gormley insists the retailer has “excellent future prospects”.
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News
Bonmarché ‘weatherproofs’ ranges as it learns from last year’s warm autumn
Bonmarché is making changes to its fashion collections designed to maintain sales momentum during unseasonable weather.
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News
Strong start to year for Ted Baker as sales surge 18.9%
Fashion retailer and brand Ted Baker has reported a “strong” sales rise across the business as it expands internationally.
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News
Bonmarché profits jump 55.3% as brand refresh wins over shoppers
Womenswear retailer Bonmarché reported a 55.3% jump in pre-tax profits to £12.4m despite a “challenging” second half of the year.
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Video
The Retail Week: Boots, Apple Pay, Sainsbury's and Iceland results
News editor James Wilmore and executive editor George MacDonald discuss the top stories from the past seven days.
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News
Home Retail boss bullish as fulfilment and tech expected to boost sales
Home Retail boss John Walden has shrugged off Argos’s poor first-quarter as he aims to focus on fulfilment and pushing 4K TVs.
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Analysis
Home Retail's first-quarter results: what the analysts say
Like-for-likes rose at Homebase but slid at flagship Argos amid challenging conditions. Here’s what the City had to say.