All City & finance articles – Page 84
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NewsKingfisher raises outlook as sales continue to soar
Kingfisher has raised its profit predictions for 2021/2022 as its sales increased in almost all markets.
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NewsAsos eyes Cult Beauty and Feelunique as takeover targets
Asos is considering possible takeovers of online beauty platforms Cult Beauty and Feelunique, it is understood.
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NewsDunelm to smash profit forecasts following strong reopening
Homewares specialist Dunelm expects full-year profits to come in “significantly ahead” of City expectations after strong sales growth.
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Opinion‘Maybe, just maybe, Marks & Spencer has turned a corner’
As Marks & Spencer prepares to issue full-year results next week maybe, just maybe, the worst is behind it as it promotes the people who delivered change.
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NewsTopps Tiles back in the black following ‘strong recovery’ upon reopening
Topps Tiles has returned to profit at the half-year mark as boss Rob Parker hails the retailer’s “flexibility and resilience”.
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NewsUK consumers to spend £2.5bn as indoor hospitality reopens
UK consumers are predicted to bring a much needed boost to the high street by spending billions of pounds in the first week of indoor hospitality.
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NewsThe Works sales slide as coronavirus restrictions take toll
The Works revised its internal profit forecast earlier in January after store closures during the year tanked sales.
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NewsBurberry hails ‘strong’ full-year results despite sales and profits fall
Burberry has recorded a decline in its full-year sales and profits, but boss Marco Gobbetti hailed the luxury retailer’s resilience as full-price sales drove momentum.
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NewsUK economy shrank in first quarter as third national lockdown weighed on recovery
The UK economy shrank during the first three months of 2021 as lockdown measures hindered the country’s recovery.
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NewsChinese factory price hikes spark global inflation fears
Prices charged by factories in China have risen at the steepest rate for more than three years, sparking inflation fears across the globe.
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NewseBay offers loans to help small businesses bounce back from Covid
eBay has launched a new finance initiative to help small businesses bounce back after the coronavirus crisis.
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NewsMorrisons sales jump as fuel and food-to-go rebounds
Morrisons has posted an uptick in sales as it looks forward to “a year of meaningful profit growth”.
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NewsNew Look boss looks to the future after winning landlord legal battle
New Look boss Nigel Oddy has said Monday’s favourable high court ruling will allow the retailer to put the fraught legal fight with some of its landlords behind it and focus on rebuilding for the future.
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NewsGreggs upgrades profits after strong post-lockdown sales recovery
Food to go specialist Greggs has reported strong recovery in sales as the UK’s coronavirus restrictions have eased, saying profits for the year could be in line with 2019.
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NewsHotel Chocolat upgrades full year trading expectations following strong Easter
Hotel Chocolat reported surging sales over its crucial Mother’s Day and Easter periods and said it expected trading for the year to be “significantly ahead of expectations”.
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AnalysisAnalysis: What Next’s growth trajectory means for fashion retail
As Next continues to surpass even its own expectations despite the impacts of the pandemic, what does its trajectory mean for the rest of fashion retail?
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Opinion‘Green is the colour of money as eco credentials shape financier sentiment’
Sustainability has been climbing up the retail industry’s agenda for years and a raft of recent financing deals shows it has now well and truly taken centre stage.
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NewsZalando upgrades outlook for the year following ‘standout’ first quarter
German pureplay giant Zalando has upgraded its outlook for the 2021 financial year following what it called a “standout” first quarter.
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NewsSuperdry full-year revenues slump despite improved fourth quarter
Superdry has reported a slump in full-year sales but chief executive Julian Dunkerton says there is “light at the end of the tunnel” for the retailer following an improved fourth quarter.
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NewsNext raises full-year profit guidance after strong first quarter
Fashion giant Next has upgraded its full-year profit guidance following a much stronger than expected performance in the first quarter.