All City & finance articles – Page 90
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NewsWalgreens pulls plug on Boots sale as suitors fail to secure financing
Walgreens Boots Alliance has canned the planned sale of its Boots business after suitors failed to meet its asking price.
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NewsHobbycraft expands store estate as profits rise
Hobbycraft will open three new stores this year after reporting an uplift in profits.
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NewsAsda, Asos and Amazon warn online sales tax could do more harm than good
Executives from major retailers met with financial secretary to the treasury Lucy Frazer last week to warn of the potential impact of an online sales tax.
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NewsCath Kidston seeks new owners two years after collapse
Cath Kidston has raised a for sale sign, two years after it fell into administration.
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NewsZalando warns on profits as customer demand wanes
Zalando has issued a profit warning after a worse-than-expected second quarter.
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NewsMatalan sales and profits rise despite Covid-related ‘obstacles’
Matalan has posted an increase in both sales and profits as the business recovered from the impacts of the pandemic.
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NewsNaked Wines back in the black as subscriptions rise
Naked Wines has reported strong growth as its bid to increase repeat customers and subscriptions pays off.
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NewsJD Sports’ profits double versus pre-pandemic record
JD Sports has more than doubled full-year profits compared to the record sum achieved before the Covid pandemic hit.
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Opinion‘Is UK retail’s £2.8bn excess stock timebomb set to be the sector’s next big crisis?’
UK retail is facing a perfect storm of rising costs and plummeting consumer confidence. Could an excess of stock be the final nail in the coffin for many in the squeezed mid-market?
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News‘The worst is yet to come’ on food prices warns ex-Sainsbury’s boss
Former Sainsbury’s chief executive Justin King has warned consumers “the worst is yet to come” on food prices amidst warnings that doubledigit inflation could last for more than a year.
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NewsBoots deal in the balance as banks stop lending
The long running auction for Boots is in danger of imploding as the ongoing cost-of-living crisis spooks prospective buyers and debt markets freeze up.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Basket sizes shrink and customers trade down at Tesco as cost-of-living crisis worsens
While Tesco delivered a steady set of first-quarter results, boss Ken Murphy is braced for worse to come this year as he outlined changing customer behaviour in response to soaring costs.
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NewsTesco sees signs of changing shopper behaviour as inflation bites
Tesco has reported “early signs” that shopper behaviour is shifting as the soaring cost of living bites.
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NewsHalfords warns on profits in face of cost-of-living crisis
Halfords has downgraded its profit expectations for the full year despite a rise in sales and profits.
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NewsBoohoo sales decline as elevated returns plague fast fashion
Boohoo has recorded a decline in sales against strong comparables year on year.
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Opinion‘Only with economically unsustainable competition removed can the economy reset’
The fiscal stimulus in response to Covid lowered the cost of capital, flooding business models that didn’t deserve funding with valuations that were, at times, eye-watering. The upshot of excess stimulus is the inflation every business is now faced with, says True co-founder Matt Truman.
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NewsZalando amps up content creation with Highsnobiety acquisition
Fashion platform Zalando is aiming to boost its content skills with the acquisition of media group Highsnobiety.
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Retail VoiceCost of living: The top three questions for retail leaders as the crisis deepens
With the cost of living spiralling and consumers facing increasingly challenging times, Fourth’s Sebastien Sepierre examines how retailers can further support their own workforce.
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NewsMorrisons owners mulls £600m warehouse sale
The private equity owners of Morrisons are considering a sale of its food production arm as costs across the grocer bite.
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AnalysisAnalysis: As DFS and ProCook warn on profits, has the homewares sector lost its spring?
The homewares sector has enjoyed a boom over the past two years but, with DFS and ProCook issuing the latest in a string of profit warnings, has the pandemic bubble burst?