All City & finance articles – Page 309
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NewsOutdoor retailer Mountain Warehouse eyes £200m stock market debut
Mountain Warehouse is mulling a £200m IPO and the outdoor retailer has hired investment banker Rothschild to advise on the process.
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NewsAgenda: Carpetright and Dixons Carphone trading updates
Retail Week looks ahead to next week with trading updates from floorings specialist Carpetright and Dixons Carphone on the agenda.
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NewsHalfords reports flat like-for-likes over Christmas: What the analysts say
Halfords like-for-likes were flat as the retailer’s servicing offer offset the impact of the mild weather. Here’s the City’s reaction.
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NewsHalfords slashes senior management bonuses after weak winter sales
Halfords has revealed it slashed its senior management bonuses in its last quarter after weak sales caused by the mild weather.
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NewsN Brown posts 4.1% jump in like-for-likes as online sales outpace stores
N Brown has reported a 4.1% jump in like-for-likes during the third quarter as online growth outstripped its bricks-and-mortar performance.
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NewsHalfords reports flat third-quarter like-for-likes as cycling business grows
Halfords has posted flat retail like-for-likes in its third-quarter as sales of bikes and cycle repairs offset a dip in parts, accessories and clothing.
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OpinionTheo Paphitis: Everything’s changed in retail... and there’s more to come
The pace at which retail innovations are being adopted by consumers shows no signs of abating and the industry will never be the same again.
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NewsPets at Home Christmas like-for-likes rise: What the analysts say
Pets at Home’s Christmas likes-for-likes are up 2.2% and it is piloting a new format called Whiskers ‘n Paws. Here’s the City’s reaction.
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NewsWHSmith like-for-likes rise over Christmas: What the analysts say
WHSmith reported a 2% like-for-like rise over Christmas and expects growth to be “slightly ahead” for the year. Here’s the City’s reaction.
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NewsPets at Home eyes high streets with convenience spin-off Whiskers 'n Paws
Pets at Home’s new Whiskers ‘n Paws format is “potentially important”, according to its boss, as it eyes a bigger presence on high streets.
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DataData: Retail share price index – January 15, 2016
January 15, 2016: This week’s data on the biggest risers and fallers plus a comprehensive list of share price results in the retail sector.
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CartoonBlower’s retail cartoon: Wesfarmers to rebrand Homebase as Bunnings
Retail Week cartoonist Patrick Blower’s take on Australian retailer Wesfarmers’ plans to rebrand Homebase under its Bunnings fascia.
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NewsZalando sales slow in fourth quarter as warm weather dents performance
Online fashion retailer Zalando’s sales growth slowed during its fourth quarter, but bosses hailed continued “strong” performance.
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NewsNext admits Companies Act infringement over dividend payments
Next has admitted a technical infringement of the Companies Act after a “procedural oversight” over the payment of special dividends.
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NewsScS raises full-year profits forecast after strong Christmas and January Sales
Furniture and floorings specialist ScS has raised its full-year profits forecast after strong trading over the festive period and January Sales.
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NewsMySale back in the black after southeast Asia sales boost
Flash-Sales etailer MySale is back in the black in its first half after being boosted by strong trading in southeast Asia.
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DataData: Retail share price index – January 12, 2016
January 12, 2016: This week’s data on the biggest risers and fallers plus a comprehensive list of share price results in the retail sector.
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OpinionOpinion: Product sets retail winners apart over Christmas trading period
December, traditionally the month in which retailers had a licence to print money, proved lacklustre for many, as sales and footfall data have shown.
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NewsAgenda: WHSmith, Pets at Home, N Brown and Halfords updates
Retail Week looks ahead to next week with trading updates from WHSmith, Pets at Home, Halfords and N Brown all on the agenda.
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NewsBonmarché sales stabilise in aftermath of pre-Christmas profit warning
Sales at Bonmarché have returned to “more normal levels” since the retailer issued a profit warning in the run-up to Christmas.