All City & finance articles – Page 538
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The Entertainer holds out hope for Christmas despite sales blip
Toy retailer The Entertainer has revealed like-for-like sales dipped 3.7 per cent in the eight months to September 30, but remains “quietly optimistic” about Christmas.
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Solid growth for Kurt Geiger
Luxury shoe chain Kurt Geiger's EBITDA grew more than 24 per cent to 10 million in the year to February 2.
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TNS: Tesco sales growth lags rivals'
Grocery giant Tesco delivered the worst performance among the big four grocers in the latest TNS four-week figures.
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Private equity firms vie with Sir Philip Green for control of Baugur
Retail tycoon Sir Philip Green faces competition from leading private equity groups for control of embattled Icelandic investor Baugur’s UK retail operations.
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OpinionNow is the time to plan for tomorrow
When this crisis is over, retail will continue to be a lower growth, lower margin industry
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Best Buy Europe to double revenues in five years
Best Buy Europe, the joint venture between US electricals giant Best Buy and Carphone Warehouse, aims to double retail revenues and operating profit by March 2013, despite the uncertain economic outlook.
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Inflation hits 5.2 per cent
UK inflation continued to rise hitting 5.2 per cent in September, pushed up by rises in gas and electricity bills.
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Baugur in restructuring talks with BDO Stoy Hayward
Baugur has approached BDO Stoy Hayward to advise it on a restructuring and possible administration.
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Clinton’s sales plummet
Sales have plunged at greetings card specialist Clinton Cards in recent weeks, reflecting the tough trading environment.
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Boden buoyed by US growth
Multichannel fashion retailer Boden increased pre-tax profits more than 20 per cent to 27.4 million in the year to December 31.
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Card group in administration
Celebrations Holdings Group, the gift card retailer with fascias including Card Warehouse and Cardfair, has gone into administration.
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Coface pulls Baugur credit insurance
One of the UK’s three biggest credit insurers has withdrawn cover for suppliers to several Baugur-backed retailers as the situation in Iceland worsens.
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Baugur insists 'business as usual' despite Icelandic meltdown
Icelandic investor Baugur has once again offered reassurance that its UK retail portfolio will be unaffected by the Icelandic financial crisis.
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Top Baugur man’s role in flux as investment giant refocuses
The role of Baugur managing director of retail Jeff Blue is likely to change as the Icelandic investor adapts its strategy in changing circumstances.
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Tim Danaher: A week that will transform retail
“May you live in interesting times,” the old Chinese saying goes, but most people in retail would quite happily settle for decidedly less interesting ones right now.
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Sainsbury’s delivers robust second quarter
Sainsbury’s is confident its market position will be an advantage in the wake of the credit crunch after delivering better than expected second-quarter sales.
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Bhs blames bad weather for profits nosedive
A return to normal weather patterns will be key to Bhs’ fortunes being revived, the company said this week.
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Land of Leather: City View
Operating costs are being slashed at Land of Leather as it battens down the hatches in anticipation of very tough trading in its new financial year.
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Industry holds its own against backdrop of financial calamity
In the week that the FTSE 100 suffered its biggest ever one-day points fall and governments rushed to shore up a crumbling banking system, retailers weathered the storm to outperform the market.
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George MacDonald: Marks & Spencer is not finished yet
It’s a measure of how hellish conditions have become that a 6.1 per cent like-for-like sales fall at Marks & Spencer was regarded as not too bad.