All City & finance articles – Page 77
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Pets at Home upgrades outlook as sales soar
Pets at Home has raised its profit expectations as “strong sales momentum” continued into the first quarter.
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Halfords profits rise despite ‘volatile’ year of trading
Halfords has recorded soaring profits as its B2B, services and online businesses thrived during the pandemic.
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Singaporean sovereign wealth fund joins Fortress Morrisons consortium
Singaporean sovereign wealth fund GIC has joined the consortium bid led by Fortress for supermarket giant Morrisons.
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Music Magpie profits and sales soar following float
Music Magpie has reported strong growth in profits and sales following its recent float on London’s junior market, with chief executive Steve Oliver hailing a “landmark period” for the retailer.
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Morrisons’ largest shareholder hits out at Fortress takeover bid
Morrisons’ largest shareholder Silchester International has refused to give its backing to a £6.3bn takeover by US private equity firm Fortress.
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Analysis
Apps, personalisation and UX: How Moonpig and In The Style are powering growth
As Moonpig and In The Style publish stellar results for the past year, Retail Week explores what other retailers could learn from their digital strategies.
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LVMH sales soar as luxury goods come roaring out of pandemic
Luxury goods conglomerate LVMH has steamed ahead in its second quarter, driven by soaring sales of Louis Vuitton handbags and Moët & Chandon champagne.
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Tesco Bank to close all customer current accounts later in the year
Tesco Bank is closing all of its customer current accounts from the end of November and will write to those affected in the next two weeks to advise them on what to do.
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Moonpig sales and profits soar in first full-year results since float
Pureplay greeting card specialist Moonpig has reported soaring sales and profits in its first set of full-year results since its IPO.
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Selfridges starts formal auction as suitors circle
Selfridges’ owner the Weston family has begun a formal auction of the famous department store business.
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Morrisons frontrunner Fortress hints at business review plan
Private equity firm Fortress has hinted that it would launch a wide-ranging review of the Morrisons business if it succeeds in its proposed £6.3bn takeover of the grocer.
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Private equity battle for Morrisons set to intensify as CD&R mulls offer
The battle between private equity firms to take over grocery giant Morrisons is set to intensify, with reports that Clayton, Dubilier & Rice is working on another bid.
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Wickes sales soar in strong first half
Wickes reported strong sales in the first half of the year, with stores performing particularly well after reopening following the easing of coronavirus restrictions.
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Next to repay business rates relief after sales surge
Fashion giant Next has increased its profit guidance for the financial year, with sales and profits “materially ahead” of expectations following a strong trading performance.
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Exclusive: Notonthehighstreet exec leaves to join private equity firm
Ella d’Amato has left her role as the chief commercial and marketing officer at online marketplace Notonthehighstreet to join consumer-focused investment and innovation firm True.
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Opinion
‘Is Asos an 18% worse business now than it was last week?’
“Is our business 18% worse now than it was last week?” That is the question Asos chiefs were asking themselves following a trading update that sparked a share price rout, wiping out almost a fifth of its value within minutes.
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Apollo may team up with Fortress for Morrisons deal
Private equity group Apollo will not make a bid for Morrisons on its own, but may swing behind Fortress’s recommended offer.
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Sosandar cuts losses as sales climb
Online womenswear retailer Sosandar has reported a strong start to its new financial year following reduced losses and a rise in sales.
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The Works emerges stronger after ‘intensely challenging year’
Arts and crafts specialist The Works has reported that it is well positioned for the future after navigating the challenges of the pandemic.
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Burberry posts ‘strong’ first quarter sales uplift against pre-pandemic levels
Burberry has reported an “excellent start” to its new financial year as full-price sales growth accelerated against its pre-pandemic performance.