All City & finance articles – Page 71
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NewsPrivate equity firms Bain Capital and CVC set to team up for Boots bid
Two of the world’s largest buyout firms Bain Capital and CVC have reportedly joined forces to launch a joint takeover bid for Boots.
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NewsLidl claims to be ‘fastest-growing bricks-and-mortar retailer’ as sales rise
Value grocer Lidl has unveiled a strong Christmas sales rise and laid claim to being “the fastest-growing bricks-and-mortar retailer”.
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NewsVery Group posts strong Christmas sales and names new chair
Pureplay retailer The Very Group has reported a steep rise in Christmas sales and appointed a former Walmart director as chair.
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NewsThe Hut Group hands over City ‘conspiracy’ dossier to financial watchdog
The Hut Group has handed over a dossier of data to the City watchdog chief executive Matt Moulding hopes will prove stockbrokers colluded to drive down its share price.
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NewsAldi hails ‘best Christmas ever’ after growing sales in December
Discounter Aldi has hailed its “best Christmas ever”, luring half a million Big Four customers across and being the only supermarket to grow sales during December.
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NewsGousto wins new investment valuing it at almost $2bn
Recipe box specialist Gousto has raised $150m (£111m) to finance expansion in the developing direct-to-consumer market.
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NewsB&M’s expected profits jump off back of ‘very strong golden quarter’
B&M has upped its adjusted EBITDA range for the full year off the back of what boss Simon Arora called “a very strong golden quarter” trading period.
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NewsGreggs increases full-year outlook as boss Whiteside confirms retirement
Greggs anticipates its full-year outcome will be ahead of expectations, following a strong fourth quarter, as chief executive Roger Whiteside’s replacement is confirmed.
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NewsTycoon Paphitis urges rates reform as strong Christmas follows annual loss
Theo Paphitis has called on the government to “grasp the business rates nettle” as he gave an update on Christmas trading and Ryman posted its first annual loss in more than two decades of his ownership.
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NewsAshley’s Frasers Group circles Footasylum
Tycoon Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group is thought to have tabled an offer for Footasylum, which JD Sports has been ordered to sell by the competition authorities.
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NewsPret a Manger city sales slump amid latest coronavirus wave
Sales at food-to-go specialist Pret a Manger have slumped as the emergence of the Omicron Covid-19 strain kept city workers at home.
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NewsSelfridges sold to Thai-Austrian joint venture in £4bn deal
Luxury department store chain Selfridges has been sold by the Canadian Weston family to a joint venture between a Thai retailer and an Austrian property company for an estimated £4bn.
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Opinion‘Five key themes will drive success in fashion and retail in 2022’
Given its exposure to the ebbs and flows of Covid-19, the fashion industry has been a useful bellwether for the wider retail landscape.
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NewsFrasers director leaves over conflict of interest concerns
One of Frasers Group’s non-executive directors is to leave after just a few months in the post.
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NewsHush profits soar as Covid lockdowns fuel online sales surge
Hush has posted a surge in profits and sales after online revenues boomed during the first year of the coronavirus crisis.
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NewsMike Ashley mulls taking Frasers Group off the stock market
Frasers chief executive Mike Ashley is reportedly preparing to take the company private following a period of strong growth for the group’s brands.
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Opinion‘As Boohoo warns on profits, the disruptors are increasingly looking like the disrupted’
While online powerhouse Boohoo’s ethical credentials have prompted fierce criticism, its operational prowess and consumer appeal have rarely been in question.
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NewsBoohoo issues profit warning due to higher return rates
Fast fashion giant Boohoo has blamed “significantly higher return rates” and continued extended delivery times as it issued an unexpected profit warning.
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NewsH&M and Inditex register soaring sales as fashion rebounds
Fashion giants H&M and Inditex have both hailed their sales recovery following lockdowns in the lead up to the festive season.
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Opinion‘The mismatch between valuations and anticipated performance has never looked so wide’
As we sit at the beginning of December, there are many conflicting industry drivers for retail, which when combined lead to significant ambiguity moving into 2022.