All Financial results articles – Page 214
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NewsDemand for traditional products lifts Dobbies Christmas sales
Garden centre group Dobbies has posted a Christmas sales rise after consumers snapped up traditional seasonal products.
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NewsBeales cuts losses after Christmas sales rise
Independent department store chain Beales said like-for-like sales rose 2.8% at Christmas and that full-year pre-tax losses reduced by more than a third.
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NewsGarden Centre Group Christmas profits climb 17%
Garden Centre Group, the 121-store business formerly known as Wyevale, has reported a “terrific” Christmas.
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NewsJohn Lewis boosted by ‘pent-up demand’ as snow thaws
John Lewis said it is finishing its financial year with a “flourish” as the department store chain notched up an 11.1% increase in turnover to £53.58m in the week to January 16.
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NewsThe White Company mulls shop roll-out
Upmarket clothing and homewares chain The White Company is mulling the roll-out of further shops for children’s brand Little White after strong Christmas sales.
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NewsN Brown eyes Scala Collections’ home shopping womenswear brands to lift offer
Home shopping group N Brown Group is understood to be running a slide rule over Isle of Wight-based home shopping business Scala Collections as it looks to grow its offer.
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NewsStrong retail sales bolster Burberry’s third quarter
Luxury fashion retailer Burberry put in a strong third-quarter retail performance, helping boost total sales to £380m for the period - up 12% on an underlying basis.
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Carrefour to create an executive board
Carrefour is to create an executive board that, along with group executiveLars Olofsson, will be charged with developing the group’s strategy, operational goals and oversee execution.Newly appointed France executive director James McCann, formerly Tesco’s Hungary chief, will be among the new board members.Separately, Carrefour has reported sales of E96.2bn (£86.5bn) ...
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NewsPerfume Shop to replicate Bluewater refit success
The Perfume Shop is to roll out elements of its refitted shop in Bluewater to its portfolio after revealing UK and Ireland like-for-like sales jumped 8.5% for the five weeks to January 2.
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NewsAurum's sales sparkle
Jewellery retail group Aurum beat internal expectations over Christmas with like-for-like sales increasing 3.1% in the nine weeks to January 3.
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NewsDSGi ready for Best Buy after stellar Christmas
Electricals group DSGi is preparing for its spring showdown with Best Buy bolstered by an “excellent” Christmas performance.
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Like-for-likes sales down 1% for Douglas Group
Perfumery operator Douglas Group admitted that the global economic and financial crisis hampered its 2008/09 financial year, as it posted results for the period.Consolidated sales rose 2.3% to E3.2bn (£2.9bn). However, like-for-like sales slid 1% against the previous year’s figure.The brakes were applied to the retailer’s capital expenditure during the ...
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NewsTJ Hughes unveils 4% Christmas sales rise
Discount department store group TJ Hughes has revealed like-for-like sales growth of 4% over Christmas.
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NewsMorrisons like-for-likes up 6.5%
Morrisons has reported strong Christmas trading with like-for-like sales up 6.5% on the six weeks to January 3.
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NewsM&Co. reveals strong Christmas trading
Scottish fashion retailer M&Co. has revealed an 11.1% uplift in like-for-like sales in the nine weeks to January 2.
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NewsComet owner like-for-likes slip 0.3% over Christmas
Electricals retailer Kesa revealed a like-for-like decline of 0.3% in the 10 weeks to January 8.
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NewsShoe Zone sales soar 27% over Christmas
Footwear retailer Shoe Zone saw like-for-like UK sales rocket 27% in the five weeks to January 2, while sister chain Stead & Simpson saw comparable sales rise 7.6% over the same period.
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NewsBurberry retail like-for-likes climb 10%
Burberry reported strong retail growth in the three months to December 31 with sales up 16% to £249m and like-for-likes up 10%.
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NewsTheo Fennell reveals sales surge over Christmas
Upmarket jeweller Theo Fennell experienced a 25% like-for-like sales surge over the Christmas trading period, from December 1 – 24.
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NewsBest Buy Europe like-for-likes up 6.3%
Best Buy Europe - the joint venture between Carphone Warehouse and Best Buy - has reported UK like-for-like sales up 6.3% in its third quarter and remains on track to unveil its first big-box shops in spring.