All City & finance articles – Page 339
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Card Factory like-for-likes jump 2.6% in half year
Card Factory like-for-likes jumped 2.6% in its half year and it has set new store openings and market share growth in its sights.
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Fat Face chief financial officer departs following aborted IPO
Fashion retailer Fat Face’s chief financial officer Helen Cowing has left the business following its aborted IPO.
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Opinion
Comment: P&G’s brand cull holds lessons for the big grocers
The appointment of Dave Lewis as chief executive of Tesco prompted discussion about what the established grocers might learn from FMCG businesses as they square up against the discounters.
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Nick Bubb’s verdict: Waitrose - wake up and smell the coffee?
The mighty Waitrose PR machine suffered a couple of jolts last week with some unhelpful headlines, but is anything really amiss?
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Former Halfords boss reportedly in running for Morrisons top job
Former Halfords boss Ian McLeod is said to be on a list of people incoming Morrisons chairman Andy Higginson is considering as a replacement for chief executive Dalton Philips.
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Co-op sells farming business for £249m to focus on retail business
The Co-op is selling its farming business for £249m to the Wellcome Trust as it seeks to focus on its core retail and consumer services.
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Office is believed to be preparing for stock market flotation in 2015
Office is believed to be preparing for a stock market flotation of the business that would value the company at £300m.
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Homebase circled by turnaround firms Apollo and OpCapita
Homebase has attracted the interest of turnaround investors Apollo and OpCapita, who are understood to be working on a takeover bid.
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Breakfast briefing: Retail news on Homebase, Office and Industrie
Retail news round-up on August 1, 2014: Turnaround firms circle Homebase, Sir Terry Leahy invests in tech start-up, Office eyes flotation and more.
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Opinion
Comment: Low levels of profit warnings are testament to restructures' success
An unusually low level of profit warnings among retailers makes interesting reading as warnings across all companies hit three-year high.
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Bonmarché like-for-likes up as summer ranges and warm weather boosts sales
Value fashion retailer Bonmarché has reported a 13.5% surge in like-for-likes in the 13 weeks to June 28.
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Interview
Q&A: Pets at Home chief executive Nick Wood on its sales growth
Pets at Home reported a like-for-likes increase after strong performance from its loyalty programme. We speak to chief executive Nick Wood.
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Infographic: Pets at Home expansion plans for 2015
Pets at Home has unveiled its expansion plans for next year after posting a like-for-like sales increase of 4.1% for its first quarter.
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Wickes turns to branded products as it eyes store estate expansion
DIY retailer Wickes is doubling the number of branded products it sells in response to customer demand as it eyes further store openings.
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Pets at Home like-for-likes jump 4.1% on back of growing loyalty scheme
Pets at Home like-for-likes have grown by 4.1% in its first quarter after building on momentum created by its VIP Club loyalty programme.
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Wickes sales and profits increase in first half
Travis Perkins’ consumer arm, largely comprising of Wickes, has posted rising sales in its first half, with “solid growth” expected for the year.
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Analysis: New Morrisons chairman Andy Higginson's 'to do' list
Incoming Morrisons chairman Andy Higginson has a big task on his hands at the grocer. Retail Week looks at what his priorities might be.
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Opinion
Comment: Morrisons pulls off a coup by drafting in Andy Higginson
Andy Higginson’s appointment as chairman of Morrisons makes him the first of Tesco’s golden generation of leaders to take up cudgels at one of his alma mater’s direct competitors.
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Analysis
In the news: Debenhams incoming chief financial officer Matt Smith profiled
Mothercare’s Matt Smith was given one of the top jobs in retail finance over the weekend when he was unveiled as the new chief financial officer of Debenhams.
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Carpetright records quarterly sales growth up 5.2%
Carpet and floor coverings specialist Carpetright has posted total sales up 5.2% in the 13 weeks to July 26.