All City & finance articles – Page 423

  • B&Q profit grew 4.5% in the six months
    News

    Kingfisher first half profits soar

    2011-09-15T09:21:00Z

    DIY giant Kingfisher group adjusted pretax profit soared 24% to £439m in the 26 weeks to July 30, with two thirds of profits coming from outside the UK.

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    News

    Dunelm profits up 9%

    2011-09-15T09:18:00Z

    Dunelm has reported pre-tax profit up 9% to £83.6m in its full year results despite the challenging consumer backdrop.

  • Michael Poynor, managing director, retail expertise
    Opinion

    Newness is the talk of New York

    2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

    Goldman Sachs’ 18th Annual Global Retailing Conference in New York last week was held against a sombre backdrop of US economic indicators: consumer confidence lowering to near recession levels; disposable incomes and unemployment both stagnating; and a stock market in decline for the fourth consecutive month.

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    News

    Primark operating margins to be hit by high street discounting

    2011-09-12T09:15:00Z

    Primark’s operating margin is expected to be hit slightly in its full year results after a higher level of discounting than is normal on the UK high street towards the end of the summer.

  • Boden profits soar 13% in 2010
    News

    Boden profits surge 13% in 2010

    2011-09-12T00:01:00Z

    Home shopping giant Boden like-for-likes grew 5% in first half of the year as it reports a profit surge in 2010.

  • Alexon Group has appointed KPMG as restructuring specialists to help it turn round its performance.
    News

    Alexon calls in KPMG to advise on restructuring options

    2011-09-09T10:36:00Z

    Alexon Group has appointed KPMG to advise on its restructuring options.

  • George MacDonald
    Opinion

    Kingfisher turns the page

    2011-09-09T00:00:00Z

    The collapses of furniture retailers such as Floors2Go in the last month served to show that the furniture and home sectors are in a run-down state – a verdict reinforced by the BRC retail sales data this week.

  • Alexon, owner of Ann Harvey, rattled the market when it warned on profits
    News

    Investor worry grows as trading stays tough

    2011-09-09T00:00:00Z

    Grocers, led by Tesco, bucked a gloomy market, but it was a poor week for general retailers as investors continued to wring their hands about general prospects, not helped when fashion group Alexon warned on profits.

  • JJB Sports
    News

    Directors incentivised to turn round JJB’s fortunes

    2011-09-09T00:00:00Z

    JJB directors are to be incentivised with a reward scheme that would result in them winning as much as £73.5m in shares if they succeed in turning around the fortunes of the sports retailer.

  • Debenhams
    News

    Debenhams’ profit forecast slashed

    2011-09-09T00:00:00Z

    Debenhams’ new chief executive Michael Sharp, who took over on Monday, would have hoped for a better City start to his tenure.

  • The 55,000 sq ft Regent Street flagship store will only stock Superdry products
    News

    SuperGroup flagship to help brand expand product range

    2011-09-09T00:00:00Z

    Superdry’s new Regent Street flagship store will allow the SuperGroup-owned brand to expand its product range, including a move into formalwear, according to chief executive Julian Dunkerton.

  • Alexon, Spring 11
    News

    Grim outlook for Alexon after profit warning

    2011-09-09T00:00:00Z

    Brokers warned of an increasingly difficult outlook for fashion group Alexon after the retailer issued another profit warning.

  • Sports Direct shareholders vote in favour of controversial Ashley property deal
    News

    Sports Direct shareholders vote in favour of controversial Ashley property deal

    2011-09-08T12:52:00Z

    Sports Direct shareholders have voted in favour of a controversial deal which will see founder, and majority shareholder, Mike Ashley receive £86.8m from the company for 32 properties which he owns.

  • Laura Ashley half year profits soar 28%
    News

    Laura Ashley half year profits soar 28%

    2011-09-08T09:41:00Z

    Laura Ashley half year profits surged 28% making the retailer confident about prospects despite the punishing trading environment.

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    News

    Morrisons profits up 8%

    2011-09-08T08:17:00Z

    Morrisons has reported an 8% rise in underlying profit in its interim results to £442m but warned the trading environment would continue to be challenging.

  • B&Q makes two board appointments
    News

    B&Q hires from within as it makes two board appointments

    2011-09-07T16:41:00Z

    B&Q has made two board appointments as director of store operations Damian McGloughlin is promoted to operations director and trade director Ian Herrett moves into the newly-created role of business development manager.

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    News

    Doubts emerge over Comet sale

    2011-09-07T09:51:00Z

    The sale of electricals retailer Comet looks increasingly unlikely to go ahead as it understood the two remaining potential bidders are seeking a dowry in the region of £150m-£200m.

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    News

    Sports Direct profits dip

    2011-09-07T09:21:00Z

    Sports Direct gross profits suffered a dip after sales remained flat.

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    News

    SuperGroup sales continue to soar

    2011-09-07T08:38:00Z

    SuperGroup sales soared 66% to £54m in its first quarter in the three months to July 31.

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    News

    Retail analyst Tony Shiret to join RBS

    2011-09-06T10:07:00Z

    Tony Shiret, one of retail’s highly regarded analysts and a vocal critic of Marks & Spencer under Sir Stuart Rose, is to take up a new role at Royal Bank of Scotland.