All Topps Tiles articles – Page 10
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NewsTopps Tiles on course for strong results
The City welcomed Topps Tiles’ “solid” update this week, as it revealed like-for-likes will have risen about 1.8% in the first half.
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NewsTopps Tiles like-for-likes up 1.8% in first half
Topps Tiles expects like-for-likes to have increased by about 1.8% in the 26 weeks to April 2.
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NewsStore share prices hold up as updates begin
Food giant Sainsbury’s was among a raft of big names to report over the week, when general retailers held their own against the market.
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AnalysisChristmas Trading: The good, the bad, and the ugly
Terrible weather hit retail hard this Christmas, but some managed to prosper regardless. Rebecca Thomson wraps up Christmas 2010 with the help of OC&C’s Christmas trading index
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NewsDunelm down in the dumps while Topps Tiles impresses
Updates from home retailers Dunelm and Topps Tiles painted a contrasting picture of trading conditions in the sector.
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NewsTopps Tiles sales up despite snow disruption
Topps Tiles like-for-like sales grew 2.2% in the 13 weeks to January 2.
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AnalysisPassing on the VAT increase
With VAT set to rise retailers will struggle to absorb the increase, especially as other costs are rising. Some are already putting prices up to make January’s change less noticeable, Nicola Harrison discovers
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NewsTopps Tiles grows profits and market share
Topps Tiles grew full-year profits and market share as it revealed it would not initially pass on the January VAT rise to customers.
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NewsFears for discretionary spending strike shares
The festive season may be in full swing but it is worries about next year that are hitting general retail shares, which underperformed the market this week.
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NewsTopps Tiles profits and sales up
Topps Tiles pre tax profit grew from £9.9m to £12.4m in the 53 weeks to October 2 as the retailer kept a tight control on costs.
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NewsRetail bears up as FTSE slides on Irish bailout
Stores of all types were down over the week but a little less than the market as a whole, which took fright at the emergency bailout of Ireland.
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NewsBullish outlook for retail despite jitters
General retailers were down over the week while their food counterparts were up - both underperformed a flattish market.
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NewsSluggish growth puts brokers off their food
Food retailers’ shares looked far from scrumptious ahead of Tesco’s interim results next Tuesday and Sainsbury’s second-quarter update a day later.
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NewsTopps Tiles full year sales up
Topps Tiles said it expects to report UK revenues up 2% to £182.4m in the 53 weeks to October 2.
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NewsSolid updates ensure retail shares pick up
Store shares shifted off the shelf last week as a raft of decent updates - albeit with the usual caveats about prospects - left investors wondering whether retailers had been oversold.
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NewsSector fears cause general retailers to be downgraded
Broker Singer has downgraded forecasts for 17 general retailers by up to 10% because of fears about sector prospects.
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NewsTough times ahead for Ocado, warns broker
It was kerching! for Ocado’s founders as the etailer pulled off its IPO in the face of widespread City scepticism, although the flotation price did not meet original ambitions.
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NewsRetail’s stock rises as June sales tick along
Retailers achieved “decent sales growth” in June, the BRC reported, and store stocks rose over the week although they lagged the All-Share index.
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NewsTopps Tiles Q3 sales improve
Topps Tiles like-for-like sales decline has softened to -1.2% in the 13 weeks to July 3.
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NewsTopps Tiles is ‘good recovery story’
A Topps Tiles analysts’ trip last week helped convince the City that the retailer is a “good recovery story”.