All City & finance articles – Page 397
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AnalysisCredit insurance: What do retailers need to know?
Difficulty in getting credit insurance is understood to have played a key role in Comet’s decision to file a notice of intent to hire an administrator this week. Retail Week takes a look at the issues around credit insurance.
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OpinionComment: Marks & Spencer - Last mover advantage?
Could it be to Marks & Spencer’s advantage that it is building a new operating platform just as its core customer base is moving rapidly online?
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OpinionComment: Investors care about profit, not tattoos
For many retail leaders it is an article of faith to demonstrate that they hold their store staff in high esteem, and results presentations typically pay tribute to the efforts made on the shopfloor.
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AnalysisAnalysis: What does Next's Directory slowdown mean for the retailer?
Next’s slowdown in Directory growth was going to happen at some point.
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AnalysisNext: What the analysts say
Sales at Next rose 2.7% in its third quarter to October 27, and the retailer said the volatility of sales performance made it hard to draw conclusions from the period. City analysts share their views on the retailer’s resilience.
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NewsNext sales edge up 2.7% in third quarter
Sales at Next rose 2.7% in its third quarter to October 27.
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NewsMaplin secures £20m credit facility to fund expansion
Maplin has secured £20m of credit to fund its expansion plans for 100 new stores and an enhanced online retail offer.
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NewsNew Look reassures suppliers over financial position
New Look has written to suppliers to reassure them of its financial position following speculation it could enter administration.
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NewsOcado close to covenants breach, analysts fear
Analysts fear that Ocado could breach the covenants of its debt arrangements as it struggles with the cost of building a second warehouse.
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NewsAsos shareholders angry over Brian McBride pay package
Fashion etail giant Asos’ shareholders are understood to be concerned over the financial package for its new chairman, the former Amazon boss Brian McBride.
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NewsAsos profits soar as international sales surge
Pre-tax profits at Asos soared 42% to £13.2m in the five months to August 31.
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OpinionComment: Jettison Homebase to save the Argos ship
Anyone looking through Home Retail Group’s latest results could be forgiven for thinking that Argos is the only company that the group owns.
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OpinionComment: Amazon and Asos are not kindred spirits
Ahead of etailer Asos’ results there was speculation that the online fashion specialist was being eyed as a possible takeover target by Amazon.
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NewsMulberry issues profit warning as wholesale revenues slip
Mulberry has issued a profit warning after a slowdown in wholesale revenues.
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NewsDFS reports record profits
DFS enjoyed record profits last year as EBITDA rose 2.5% to £82m despite a fall in sales.
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OpinionComment: Encouraging trends reported at N Brown
Andy Higginson will have been pretty pleased with his first set of figures as chairman of home shopping group N Brown.
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NewsDiscounting will not be as rife this Christmas, says N Brown boss
Home shopping giant N Brown is confident that discounting will not shape the golden quarter like it did last Christmas.
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OpinionNick Bubb's verdict: WHSmith - The margin was the message
Kate Swann’s real achievement over the past nine years has been engineering a huge rise in the company’s gross margin.
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NewsBurberry group sales up despite slowdown in UK
Luxury fashion retailer Burberry experienced a total underlying sales rise of 8% to £883m in its first half to September 30 despite a slowdown in the UK and China.