All City & finance articles – Page 325
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Breakfast briefing: Retail news on ex-JJB Sports boss Chris Ronnie, Net-a-Porter and cross-border shopping
Retail news round-up on November 21, 2014: Ex-JJB boss found guilty of £1m fraud, Richemont considers Net-a-Porter IPO and China becomes biggest consumer of UK goods online
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Analysis
Analysis: Mothercare’s turnaround efforts start to gain traction
Mothercare’s turnaround efforts seem to be gaining traction as the retailer’s underlying pre-tax profit jumped 65% to £3.3m in the first half.
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Mothercare's interim results: What the analysts say
Maternity specialist Mothercare, which new chief executive Mark Newton-Jones aims to turn around, has posted first-half numbers.
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Mothercare reduces UK losses as turnaround continues
Mothercare’s group underlying pre-tax profits were up 65% to £3.3m in the half year with the UK loss lessening as it continues its turnaround.
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Tesco poised to part ways with auditor PwC following accounting scandal
Tesco is understood to be on the verge of ditching its auditor PwC following the accounting scandal which saw the grocer report a £263m profits overstatement.
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Opinion
Comment: B&M’s results show the discounter must grow into its valuation
B&M’s interim results show that the retailer is a strong growth business, so why has its post-IPO share price been underwhelming?
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B&M group in talks to acquire stores from six retailers
B&M is in talks to acquire stores from six retailers including a supermarket, as the group embarks on plans to become a ‘national retailer’.
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Analysis
In the news: Marks & Spencer's new finance boss Helen Weir
M&S has gone shopping at John Lewis, picking up the Partnership’s finance boss Helen Weir to replace Alan Stewart who decamped to Tesco.
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Opinion
Comment: From banking to bras – why Helen Weir is right hire for M&S
Helen Weir may have been among banking group Lloyds’ top brass in the run-up to the financial crash but her appointment at M&S is welcome.
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B&M sales and EBITDA jump after Jawoll acquisition and store expansion
B&M European Value Retail recorded a rise in EBITDA and revenue in its first half as expansion continued and it bedded in newly acquired Jawoll.
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Marks & Spencer poaches John Lewis finance chief Helen Weir
Marks & Spencer has appointed John Lewis Partnership financial chief Helen Weir as its new chief financial officer.
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ScS eyes return to stock market six years after administration
Furniture retailer ScS has appointed bankers Investec as it eyes a potential return to the stock market six years after collapsing into administration.
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Analysis
Majestic's half-year results: What the analysts say
Sales at Majestic Wine increased 2.8% to £133.8m for the first half of the year, although profits slipped as the retailer invested.
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Opinion
Comment: Investing in retail is increasingly about technology investment
Virtually every list of tech start–ups includes a high proportion of enterprises aimed at the retail sector, mobile or ecommerce.
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Majestic Wine sees sales rise but profits fall during first half
Majestic Wine Warehouse has reported a rise in sales but a fall in profits as it invested in infrastructure, technology and consumer insights.
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Mountain Warehouse reports 65% surge in first-half profits
Outdoor goods specialist Mountain Warehouse has revealed record first-half results and is expanding in the UK and overseas.
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Entertainment group Game outperforms market as sales rise 17%
Game’s sales in its first quarter surged by 17% year on year as it grew faster than the games market generally.
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Ted Baker beats unseasonable weather to post steep sales rise
Fashion retailer Ted Baker has posted a 15.7% increase in group sales as it continued expanding the business internationally.
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Opinion
Bryan Roberts: Sainsbury's new strategic plan is a tipping point for UK grocery
A very overused cliché, but today might come to be seen as a tipping point in the evolution of the UK grocery sector.
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WHSmith reports flat sales as travel division like-for-likes edge up
WHSmith has recorded an increase in sales at its travel division as it posts flat total group sales for the start of its financial year.