All City & finance articles – Page 393
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OpinionComment: Surely Mothercare's Simon Calver should have got a bonus
The terms of Simon Calver’s exit from Mothercare are perplexing .
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NewsAo.com valued at £1.2bn as it debuts on London Stock Exchange
Electricals etailer Ao.com has debuted on the London Stock Exchange at a value of £1.2bn, at the upper end of expectations for its IPO.
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NewsWickes full-year sales up but profits down as it invests in price
Travis Perkins’ consumer division, largely comprising Wickes, reported sales up but profits down last year as it invested in price.
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OpinionComment: Property - a silver bullet for Britain’s supermarket giants?
It’s no secret that all of the UK’s big supermarkets sit on large property portfolios.
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OpinionComment: Money in the tills is key for Morrisons
Arbitrage is the practice of taking advantage of a price difference between markets. It’s usually a City term, but is actually common in retail.
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NewsTesco reveals online grocery profits as it builds multichannel offer
Tesco has revealed it made £127m of trading profit in its UK online grocery arm last year, lifting a shadowy veil from one of the biggest unanswered questions in grocery.
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NewsPrimark eyes further European expansion as French debut impresses
Primark is eyeing further European expansion as its French debut gets off to a flying start.
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NewsEcommera attracts £25 million funding from investors including WPP
Software-as-a-service and big data company eCommera has secured £25 million in Series C funding from investors including advertising giant WPP.
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NewsRepublic stores in jeopardy as Sports Direct seeks further rent reductions
Sports Direct is asking for further concessions from landlords of its Republic stores, putting the future of some of its shops in doubt, Retail Week has learned.
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NewsTesco to further scale back new space growth
Tesco will today outline plans to cut back its investment in new space to no more than £2.5bn a year for the next three years.
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NewsBoohoo set to hire former Asos director Peter Williams as chairman
Fashion etailer Boohoo.com is set to hire former Asos non-executive director Peter Williams as its chairman as it finalises plans for its £500m float.
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NewsMcColl's valued at £200m on stock market debut
Convenience store group McColl’s was valued at £200m as it listed on the Stock Exchange today.
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AnalysisAt a glance: How Dixons and Carphone Warehouse measure up
Retail Week compares potential merger partners Dixons and Carphone Warehouse.
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NewsUnited Carpets confident on outlook as like-for-likes rise 5.4%
United Carpets has reported a 5.4% increase in like-for-like sales in the 21 weeks of its second half to date.
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NewsDixons and Carphone Warehouse in merger talks
Electricals market leader Dixons and mobile technology specialist Carphone Warehouse have revealed they are in merger talks.
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NewsPrimark first-half like-for-like sales rise 4%
Like-for-like sales at Primark rose 4% in the first half buoyed by a strong performance at Christmas when its novelty jumpers flew off the shelves.
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NewsDFS invests in furniture brand Dwell
DFS has struck a partnership with furniture brand Dwell that involves the sofa giant providing financial support to the retailer.
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OpinionNick Bubb's verdict: Pets At Home - what’s left in the tank?
Pets At Home seems to be a great business, but how much has been left in the fuel tank by its private equity owners?
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NewsMorrisons family in talks with banks on private equity financing deal
Morrisons family members are working with bankers on a debt financing package worth up to £5bn to back a potential sale of the grocer to private equity firms.
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NewsAo.com to be "significantly oversubscribed" as book-building kicks off tomorrow
Etailer Ao.com expects to be “significantly oversubscribed” as book-building on the offer is scheduled to begin in earnest tomorrow.